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A former player of FC Barcelona Hang the boots. Football says goodbye to a footballer who became the best in the world in his position. He played a neighborhood dressed and won a Astronomical renewal With the directive that headed Josep Maria Bartomeujust one year after landing in the Camp Nou. However, he sacrificed his physical health for the 2018 World Cup dispute. Since then, his career struck the premature withdrawal to the 31 years.
Samuel Umtiti He has shared a video to say goodbye to football. The French central never recovered from his knee problems, after ruling out an operation to reach the World Cup on time. The conservative treatment did not work, and the World Cup It was the last time that the Cameroon native defender shone at the highest level. In Can Barça it took years to give off his exorbitant salary, but the player has declared in his farewell via social networks that he does not regret anything.
Astronomical renewal
“After one intense career with ups and downsthe time has come to say goodbye … I gave everything with passion and I do not regret anything. I want to thank all the clubs, presidents, coaches and players with whom I could support, “he said Big Sam and Instagram.
That decision earned him the World Cup with the French National Team in Russia, but cost him the race. Umtiti was not the same again. After participating in 83 parties With Barça in two seasons, the directive hastened to shield it with one of the best contracts of the first template: 23.1 million euros per yearas it revealed Culemanía. Team stars as Sergio Busquets (22 million), Antoine Griezmann (18), Jordi Alba (17,6) y Philippe Coutinho (15,9) less money pocketed.
Chopped
The escape of Neymar Jr triggered a rise renovations that destabilized the balance of the salary mass, until the bubble exploded with the coronavirus in 2020. Umtiti’s contractual extension with the Barca club robo in the end for the Catalan entity, which made a Great economic commitment To retain it. Samuel just dressed the Blaugrana shirt 50 times in the Four campaigns following and pocketed more than 20 kilos annual. Of averaging More than 40 games per course to just 12.
Samuel Umtiti with Josep Maria Bartomeu in the act of his renewal
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In January 2022, he agreed to defend his emoluments that he had to perceive in the last year and a half of link. Umtiti renewed until 2026, a 10% its salary and distributed more than 20 million Between three seasons. Even so, in June 2023 he terminated his contract with the club, which liquidated his salary to Tocateja: 20 kilos. His rebound as assigned to the Lecce From series A it was nothing more than a mere mirage, because his return to France with Lille resulted in 13 games in two years. 18 injuries From the 2018 World Cup they explain their decline to a retirement before time.