“Everyone knows thatMtiti played with an injury in 2018 against Belgium. We know all the sacrifices he made for the French team ”Kylian Mbappé still recalled last year. Samuel Umtiti gave almost everything to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The former Lyonnais formed the central hinge of the Blues of Didier Deschamps alongside Raphaël Varane and scored the goal of qualification against Belgium (1-0) in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Umtiti has unfortunately disappeared from traffic since February 2024 and an operation on the left knee. The shock between LOSC and OM on Sunday evening at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium, made it possible to remember that the player was only 31 years old and that the exact spelling of his family name is “UM Titi”, as the official match sheet has shown.
Samuel Umtiti has his return to the Bruno Genesio group for this shock of the 32nd day of the crucial Ligue 1 in the race for qualification in the Champions League. Batodé Diakité was indeed suspended for the meeting against the Phocaeans and Umtiti therefore completed the defensive sector behind Aïssa Mandi and Alexsandro, aligned at the entrance.
A 2018 world champion soon free
Engaged free in 2023 by Lille, after a season on a satisfactory loan in Lecce in Serie A, the former Barça player played 13 matches in all competitions in his first northern year. Umtiti played his latest official match on January 21, 2024 against Racing CF in the French Cup.
That said, the 2018 world champion of the DOGUES may not find the competition in the last two Lille matches in front of the Brest stadium and the Reims stadium, the formation of Bruno Genesio being in full fight to finish in the Top 4 or even on the podium. Umtiti is at the end of the contract at the end of June in LOSC. To see if he can still play at high level after his many injuries.
