Samuel Umtiti on the bench during Napoli - Lecce (1-1)

THE CENTRAL ENDED ON LOAN AT LECCE

The reason why Rennes decided not to sign Umtiti

Published:27/09/2022 - 00:47h

Updated:27/09/2022 - 00:47h

Samuel Umtiti was close to returning to France in the summer, as was his wish. The Stade de Rennes was one of the clubs most interested in signing him, but the central defender's physique did not offer enough guarantees

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The Lecce has contested five parties from the arrival of Samuel Umtiti as yielded from the FC Barcelona. For the moment, the one of Yaoundé has been summoned in all the days, but has not added minutes until the stop of selections of mediated of September. The ones of Marco Baroni add 6 points in seven days and situate in the place 15 of the Series To, to two points of the places of descent.

In spite of the defensive problems of the group 'giallorossi', Umtiti has not been taken in account by the Italian technician from his arrival to the Calcium. Although it is apparently very physically, it is clear that his condition still is not to tope after the multiple problems in the left knee suffered in the last four years, after the World-wide of Russia 2018, where was champion like titling with 'Them blues'.

In this regard, the portal 'RMC' ensures that Samuel did not arrive to the Stade of Rennes for this reason. "It was convinced that it could carry it (to Umtiti) to his best level because it is a boy that know very well. There were doubts on his physicist? Yes, it is a bit like this", it said to the portal Frenchman Bruno Genesio, trainer of the Rennes. The Barça looked for the exit of the central during all the summer and, finally, appeared the Lecce to resolve the problem.

Although the club will follow paying almost the whole of his wage, for the Barça the important was to free his place in the staff to be able to inscribe to Marcos Alonso and Héctor Bellerín, last reinforcements of the summer. Nevertheless, if the player of 28 follows without seeing action, is practically impossible that the Lecce contemplate at least renew the loan the next year, by which will have to return to Catalonia to the term of the 2022-23.

Umtiti, very remembered by the 'case Araújo'

The name of Samuel has sounded again with insistence in the corridors of the Spotify Camp Nou after knowing the injury of Ronald Araújo, the one who suffers an avulsión in the sinew of the aductor long of the right leg. With the World-wide just around the corner, the Uruguayan could take the same decision that Umtiti four years ago: avoid operate to play with his selection, risking to suffer a chronic injury to average and long term. The antecedent of 'Big Sam' weighed in Can Barça in front of the doubts of the 'charrúa', the one who finally yes will go through the operating theatre to avoid greater evils.

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