Samuel Umtiti and Barça, it’s over. Arrived at Camp Nou in 2016 and loaned to Lecce last summer, in order to revive after repeated injuries in recent years, the 29-year-old world champion is released by the Catalan club. “FC Barcelona and the player Samuel Umtiti have reached an agreement regarding the termination of the contract which united them until 2025-26”, we learn in a press release from the Spanish champion club at the end of the past season. During his first two years at Barça, the former Lyonnais was regularly aligned in the starting lineup. After the 2018 World Cup, he was rarely spared injury. Umtiti has found a smile and playing time with Lecce (25 matches), he whose name is mentioned at Olympique Lyonnais.
Samuel Umtiti leaves Barcelona with two Spanish league titles, three Copa del Rey successes and two in the Spanish Super Cup, having played 133 matches with the Blaugranas (2 goals).