Arrive at Lille
A year ago, after a stint at Lecce to relaunch his career, Samuel Umtiti had another difficult year. The French central defender saw his season in the North cut short by physical problems, including a knee injury.
This 2024-25 campaign could be one of rebirth for Umtiti. The 2018 world champion is reunited with Bruno Genesio, an important coach he had worked alongside at Lyon for many years in the first part of his career.
Genesio reassuring on Umtiti
Bruno Genesio also wanted to provide details on the state of health of the former Barcelona player. “I talk to him regularly, almost every day, explained Genesio.
He is doing better. He has resumed running and has resumed specific work with the athletic trainer.
” He has no pain. I think we have to take it day by day, be attentive to his sensations because it is a long injury, but we are doing everything to get him back on his feet. He is with us now, he will participate in the training camp. He will not train with the group, but we will take charge of him and take care of him to do everything so that he can come back.“, concluded the LOSC coach.
