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The 22 year old French defender signed from Olympique Lyonnais will be presented officially on Friday at 1.30pm CET
FC Barcelona have signed 22 year old French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Olympique Lyonnais for the next five seasons.
FC Barcelona have paid 25 million Euros for the player.
Umtiti’s buy out clause is 60 million euros.
Samuel Umtiti will arrive in Barcelona on Thursday afternoon local time with a photo session planned outside the Club offices at a time yet to be decided.
On Friday 15 July, in the morning the player will undergo a medical before signing his contract.
The official presentation of the player follow the timetable below.
Samuel Umtiti: Power, youth and defensive options
PAU CAMPAÑA - 12/07/2016 | 11:40
The French international (born 14 November 1993) can play both at centre back or left back and plays a regular role in set pieces
Samuel Umtiti is coming to FC Barcelona to add to the depth in Luis Enrique’s defence. The 22-year-old Frenchman of Cameroonian origin has joined from Olympique Lyon, where he has been a first team regular in recent seasons, helping the team to second place in Ligue 1 last season with 30 appearances (38 in all competitions) and scoring one goal.
A product of the club’s own academy, Umtiti was promoted to the first team in 2011/12, and since then has played 170 games, with five goals and two assists.
The Frenchman brings a wide range of new options to the Barça defence, where he will be able to play in the middle or on the left. He’s strong, if not especially tall (1.81m), and tends to make his presence especially noted in dead ball situations. He has a powerful kick both for clearances and shooting.
Many of Umtiti’s goals come from outside the area, often following through on previous moves. And despite his youth, he is a natural leader, and even wore the captain’s armband on occasions at his previous club.
Debut at the Euros
He has played for France at every age level, including the World U20 Cup winning team of 2013. Didier Deschamps named Umtiti in his squad for Euro 2016, and the new Barça signing won his first full international cap in the quarter final match against Iceland. He performed brilliantly in the 5-2 win, and went on to appear for France in the semi-final defeat of Germany and in the grand final, which his side lost 1-0 to Portugal.
FC Barcelona have signed 22 year old French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Olympique Lyonnais for the next five seasons.
FC Barcelona have paid 25 million Euros for the player.
Umtiti’s buy out clause is 60 million euros.
Samuel Umtiti will arrive in Barcelona on Thursday afternoon local time with a photo session planned outside the Club offices at a time yet to be decided.
On Friday 15 July, in the morning the player will undergo a medical before signing his contract.
The official presentation of the player follow the timetable below.
- At 1.30pm CET, official presentation at Camp Nou
- At 2.00pm, photo session on the field at Camp Nou. The public can access the stadium from 1.45pm.
- At 2.30pm, press conference in the Ricard Maxenchs press room. The player will be accompanied by sporting vice president Jordi Mestre, the director of professional sports Albert Soler and the technical secretary Robert Fernández.
Samuel Umtiti: Power, youth and defensive options
PAU CAMPAÑA - 12/07/2016 | 11:40
The French international (born 14 November 1993) can play both at centre back or left back and plays a regular role in set pieces
Samuel Umtiti is coming to FC Barcelona to add to the depth in Luis Enrique’s defence. The 22-year-old Frenchman of Cameroonian origin has joined from Olympique Lyon, where he has been a first team regular in recent seasons, helping the team to second place in Ligue 1 last season with 30 appearances (38 in all competitions) and scoring one goal.
A product of the club’s own academy, Umtiti was promoted to the first team in 2011/12, and since then has played 170 games, with five goals and two assists.
The Frenchman brings a wide range of new options to the Barça defence, where he will be able to play in the middle or on the left. He’s strong, if not especially tall (1.81m), and tends to make his presence especially noted in dead ball situations. He has a powerful kick both for clearances and shooting.
Many of Umtiti’s goals come from outside the area, often following through on previous moves. And despite his youth, he is a natural leader, and even wore the captain’s armband on occasions at his previous club.
Debut at the Euros
He has played for France at every age level, including the World U20 Cup winning team of 2013. Didier Deschamps named Umtiti in his squad for Euro 2016, and the new Barça signing won his first full international cap in the quarter final match against Iceland. He performed brilliantly in the 5-2 win, and went on to appear for France in the semi-final defeat of Germany and in the grand final, which his side lost 1-0 to Portugal.
