Freshly transferred to Losc, Samuel Umtiti explained, bluntly, the reasons why he did not return to Lyon.
Seven years after leaving OL to join FC Barcelona, Samuel Umtiti is back in Ligue 1. On the side of Lille more precisely where he has just signed a two-year contract, after recovering his health last season on the side of Lecce.
Officially presented to the press this Sunday, the 2018 world champion was invited to speak on the rumors that sent him to Lyon instead. And the 29-year-old central defender didn’t mince words…
“Lyon is not the subject today, nor tomorrow”
“I prefer to be honest. I left France belonging to a club which is Lyon. I was formed there and my heart is part of this townhe first recalled. Coming back to France, logically, I was thinking of Lyon, I’ll be honest. In the end, I chose to go to a club that wanted me, that had the same principles and values as me, where I found myself as a man and as a football player. I signed here, for Losc. Lyon, I don’t want to talk about it. I came here, I want us to talk about Lille. Lyon is not the subject today, nor tomorrow. »
