After several rumors in recent days, Samuel Umtiti He has decided to hang his boots at 31 with a clear message: “I gave everything with passion.”
The central defender formed in Lyon jumped to Barcelona in 2016, where he could win two leagues, three King Cups and two Spanish Super Cups. His duo with Piqué was in the history of the Club Culé, but in 2018 the dream story ended.
In the World Cup, Umtiti had to be operated, but decided to infiltrate the World Cup in Russia, where he conquered the most precious trophy. However, that victory cost him his career.
From there, he had to go through the operating room on several occasions and, after the World Cup event, he could only play 41 matches distributed in five years. After that, Lecce opened the door to relaunch and be able to reach the Lille, however, again the injuries punished him and played 12 games.
His last campaign as a footballer was last and with 31 years already lack of calls from other clubs made the most difficult decision for every footballer.