Lecce, Samuel Umtiti arrives: Barcelona reveals transfer details

Official loan transfer of French national team member

Samuel Umtiti is officially a Lecce player. Giving news of the transfer, prompted by market rumors in recent days, is Barcelona, which in a statement released through its channels revealed the details of the transfer.

The two clubs, the note reads, “have reached an agreement for the loan of defender Samuel Umtiti until June 30, 2023. There are no purchase options upon expiration.”

It is, therefore, a dry loan, a gamble by the Giallorossi club in search of an element of experience and international caliber (Umtiti was in the squad of the 2018 World Champion France) to face the return season in Serie A.

At Barça, Umtiti played 133 games, 22 of them in the Champions League. In the blaugrana, he won La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey three times, and the Spanish Super Cup twice.