UMTITI, NEW LILLE PLAYER

Lille opens the doors to a Umtiti who wants to be the protagonist

Published:22/07/2023 - 11:49h

Updated:22/07/2023 - 11:49h

Lille have finalized the hiring of Samuel Umtiti for next season. The footballer has already passed the medical tests and will join the discipline of Paulo Fonseca

It is official. Samuel Umtiti has returned to the balompié French with the elastic of the Lille OSC in an agreement that will leave him like one of the protagonists of the next campaign. The technical Paulo Fonseca was one of the main in endorsing his contracting and understands that the ex FC Barcelona will contribute a lot of hierarchy in the last line.

Umtiti Will go back to compete by titles

'Big Sam' has recovered his best version after his cession with the Lecce, where was absolute protagonist and left sparks of the big defender that went during his first years in the Barça and the French selection. To his 29 years, even has cloth to cut and expects to make the saga like titling indisputable in his turn to Tie it 1.

It is important to remember that it landed in France like free agent after agreeing the rescission of his agreement with the Barcelona, by what will not generate any extra entry to the culés further to save them the wage that subtracted him for earning. Besides, Umtiti will have the inducement to go back to compete in Europe, since it will be present in the phase of groups of the Conference League.

His first words like player of the Lille

The defender has pronounced in front of the media and sustains that it is prepared to surrender to the maximum level. "I am very happy to arrive here, to go back to France. I took this decision because have the same values that this club. The past year had a quite complete season. I felt me very well, I could chain the parties. Physically I am well, I am smart to play", aimed the Frenchman.

Besides, it cleared that it is had to help to his mates and compete by the aims that has posed the club. "I know to this team, know to the players, his qualities. I saw a lot of parties the past season. I will come to bring my experience, my qualities futbolísticas. It is a club with big aims, have seen it in the last seasons. The most important is the field, with this mentality to want to win all the parties", concluded.