The former Barcelona defender is just around the corner sports

The former Barcelona defender Samuel Umtitti lives in a critical period of his football career, in light of reports that he is almost retiring from football early.

Umtiti has not been associated with any team since last June, that is, after the expiry of his contract with the French club Lille, his former team.

The Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” said, although he is still 31 years old, but Umtiti’s career with football may have reached its end, at least as a player.

“Umtiti is currently without a team after the end of his contract with Lille and it seems that he will not return to the stadiums again,” she said.

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The world champion in 2018 and runner -up of the Euro 2016, Samuel Umtiti will retire from professionalism at 31 years, apparently because since January 2024 he has not played any game and no club has shown interest in adding him to his ranks. His last club was the Lille. … pic.twitter.com/dymIqVT9LS

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Umtiti had recently given himself a deadline until September 10 to decide his future, indicating that he would hang his shoes if he did not find a team.

The newspaper reported that Umtiti was seen leaving Olympic Lyon (his mother club), and according to local information, the player asked for permission to shoot a video there to announce his retirement.

In the event that Umtiti announced his retirement, the matter will not be surprising, given the injuries that negatively affected the player’s march in recent years.

The newspaper pointed out that Umtiti missed the stadiums for 622 days between 2016 and 2022.

It is also noteworthy that Umtiti defended the colors of the French night in only 13 games in two seasons, according to the famous data of the famous site Market.

It is reported that Umtiti defended several colors in his football career, Olympic Lyon, Barcelona, ​​Italian and Lili.

Umtiti knew the taste of success with Barcelona, ​​who played 133 games in all championships over 6 seasons, during which he was crowned with the Catalan team with 7 titles, which are the Spanish League (2), the King’s Cup (3), the Spanish Super Cup (2).

On the international level, Umtiti represented France in 31 games, during which he scored 4 goals and his most prominent achievements won the 2018 World Cup Russia.