The veteran French defender has only played one game in 2024 and has undergone two more knee surgeries, one in February and another in August.
His contract expires next summer and Lille intend to let him leave.
Umtiit, it’s already over
It looked like Umtiti was starting to find form two seasons ago, playing regularly for Lecce on loan in 2022-23, and Lille signed him following that for free. With his last game in January however, LOSC have little hope of him returning, and Sport say Umtiti could quit.
Umtiti appeared to be one of football’s great talents when he arrived at Barcelona, but after putting off knee surgery in order to play in the 2018 World Cup, which he won, he has since battled health problems.
