2018 world champion, Samuel Umtiti has been chaining the galleys from the coronation of the Blues in Russia. Victim of recurrent injuries on the knee, the 31 -year -old defender remains in two complicated seasons on the side of Lille.
After a successful freelance in Lecce during exercise 2022-2023, Umtiti joined LOSC free. But in the North, the former Lyonnais was again upset by physical seeds. In two years, he only played 13 small matches (all competitions).
Not extended by the DOGUES, the international tricolor (31 selections, 4 goals) is free from any contract and has still not found a club. If he thought during the summer of hanging up the crampons, “Big Sam”, rid of his knee pain, finally decided to continue his career. It remains to be seen where.
Umtiti towards a return to the fold?
According to the information of Sports dailySamuel Umtiti could make his comeback at Olympique Lyonnais. It would be “ An option seriously envisaged By the player. The latter has even had already started discussions with his training club. A one -year contract (plus one optional) is being studied, with a fixed base and bonuses linked to its performance.
For his part, Paulo Fonseca would see a good eye the return of the native of Yaoundé (Cameroon) on the side of Lyon. Beyond bringing his experience, Samuel Umtiti would compensate for the potential departures at the CAN (from December 21 to January 18) of Moussa Niakhaté and Clinton Mata.
