"Umtiti Goes to make history in the Barça, do me case"

The president of the Olympique of Lyon, Jean-Michel Classrooms, has conceded some statements to "MD" in which it has left clear that one of the new signings of the FC Barcelona this summer, Samuel Umtiti, will triumph and "will make history with the Barça", when having showed already some destellos of his quality during the first official minutes that has played with the Barcelona T-shirt.

The maximum mandator of the French group has kidded on the 25 million euros that cost to the Barça the incorporation of Umtiti. "I have said him to Josep Maria Bartomeu that it will have to invite me to the final of the Champions League after there is him traspasado to Samuel Umtiti to the price that did it. It was an authentic gift of fellow", smiles.

"Umtiti Goes to be a lot of years with you, is worthy heir of Abidal"

In fact, the Olympique of Lyon could traspasar to Samuel Umtiti to other teams that offered more money, but the player only wanted to go to the Barça. "Had offers a lot better that the one of the Barça to economic level, but I knew that Sam only wanted to go to the Barça or be still in the OL, that no him apetecía go to another club. His dream was to play in the Camp Nou and asked it to me personally".

"What went to do? We arrive to a fast agreement with the Barça. Besides, already we knew that it did time that went behind him, that Robert Fernández and the scouting followed him closely and until had spoken with Yannick, the brother of Sam. No they had hid it to us, the other way around", adds.

"It goes to make history in the Camp Nou, do me case"

In this sense, Classrooms celebrates the adaptation that has showed Umtiti in the Barça. "I know his quality and personality. There were moments that seemed that it carried time playing in the defence of the Barça. His rapport with Hammered was very good. It goes to make history in the Camp Nou, do me case, know very well to the youngster".

"Given the age of Umtiti remains him a long career by in front. Always it has had the very clear ideas. From boy wanted to play in the Barça because it liked him the game of the Barcelona team and saw put in this defence, playing the balloon as to him likes him. They fixed what few passes failed? Another player had seen affected by the penalti that him pitaron, but he no. It followed playing like such thing", stands out.

Finally, fixed in the precedent of Abidal to affirm that Umtiti will triumph in the Barça. "Umtiti Is an ideal defence for the Barça that goes to be a lot of years with you. It is a worthy heir of Éric Abidal, that also went out of the OL and made history in the Barça".