Free of any contract since leaving FC Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti is one of the good picks to try on the transfer market. OL are obviously very interested in the idea of bringing back their former rock, but Italy obviously caught the eye of the player.
Loaned to Lecce last season, Samuel Umtiti has completely revived after several years of hardship, linked to physical problems. The world champion has regained his former glory by offering support to the Italian club and now wishes to return to the front of the stage. Olympique Lyonnais plans to repatriate its former central defender. With the return of Alexandre Lacazette and Corentin Tolisso, the Gones would like to reform the trio that had made the good years in Lyon. However, if the return of the 29-year-old player seemed almost official, according to information from Tutto Mercatoweb, Samuel Umtiti rather has a preference for Serie A.
Umtiti turns his back on OL and dreams of a return to Serie A
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The Italian media claim that despite the concrete interest of OL, Umtiti prefers to stay in Italy. Hellas Verona wants to enlist the French defender. Eighteenth in Serie A last year, 5 points behind Lecce, Hellas Verona won their play-off against Spezia and will be well in the elite of Italian football for the 2023/2024 financial year. Marco Baroni, former coach of Samuel Umtiti during his freelance in Lecce is now the new coach of Verona and intends to repatriate the French international (31 selections) for a new maintenance operation. An unprecedented challenge for Umtiti who had only known clubs that were fighting for the title or qualification for the Champions League before that. This will perhaps allow the Frenchman to definitively find his best level and why, then win again in a top European club. His return to OL is currently in jeopardy.
