Umtiti negotiates his departure in the summer, Lyon awaits his recovery

The renewal of Samuel Umtiti in January obeyed to a necessary formality to recess mass salarial and allow the signing of Ferran Torres in winter. The alone French has contested a party in the 2021-22, playing the 90 minutes in the tie in front of Osasuna (2-2) on 12 December. On 23 January fracturó a finger of the right foot and, since, has been drop in the staff blaugrana, by which will be difficult to receive offers by him.

However, the directive will put all the eases so that the player go out in summer, as the central does not explain for Xavi Hernández​ of face to the 2022-23. The club pretente give back the gesture of 'good faith' that the Frenchman had with the club when negotiating his new agreement, with which his wage went down of 20 to 3 million euros to the year. His agreement was renewed in 2018 until 2023 at a rate of 20 'kilos' annual and still subtracted him two years for fulfilling when it accessed to recess the index card in January.

The main problem of Umtiti from 2018 have been the injuries. The player of 28 years arrived to the limit to the Glass of the World of Russia and, although it attained to raise the trophy in Moscow being headline during all the tournament, after this summer began to suffer recurrent injuries, losing until 69 parties in the last three seasons. The majority of his physical problems have been with his left knee, the same that forced to arrive to the World-wide of 2018.

In January, the Beşiktaş sondeó his situation and now the Olympique of Lyon also has showed interest carry him of turn to the city where formed and debuted like professional. In 2020, Samuel spoke on the possibility to return: "Lyon is my team. It is my city. It is the club that has given me the possibility to play in Europe, in the Barcelona and with the French selection. There were discussions with them during the market, but never there was at all concretise with the club", said in October of this year, when Ronald Koeman was the technician culé.

A cession, the fastest road for the exit of Umtiti

Valued in hardly 2 million euros in Transfermarkt, the born in Cameroon has a clause libertatoria that the will allow to leave free in June of 2023. However, to a year for the activation of is option, the most feasible road to facilitate the exit of the central will be an exit with option of purchase. In his new agreement, Umtiti accessed to go down his index card in 10%, postergando the payment of the remaining of his agreement until 2026.