Former Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti is contemplating retirement at the age of just 31, with his chronic knee problems coming back to haunt him once again.
The veteran French defender has played just one game in 2024, and has undergone two more knee operations, one in February and another in August. His contract is up next summer, and Lille intend to let him go.
It looked as if Umtiti was starting to return to fitness two seasons ago, playing regularly for Lecce on loan in 2022-23, and Lille signed him off the back of that on a free. With his last game in January though, Lille have little hope of him returning, and Sport say Umtiti could call it quits.
Umtiti looked like one of the great talents in football when he arrived at Barcelona, but after putting off a knee operation in order to play the 2018 World Cup, which he won, has been battling knee problems ever since.
ruycdsu
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This one lied about his age like alll Africans do
yaahhh....just like Yamal who's 25....silly 😂
Iffy106
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31 or 46 year old
heybiopuy
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my brother is not really 31 Year's
soubeorsu
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ReaL Madrid
AwesomeReggs360
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he risked it for good reason though.Like a soldier sacrifices himself for the good of his country
yeah for a world cup? I can see why but now he's never going to play a world cup again or anything at all even so...
Wezklnorsy
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This one lied about his age like alll Africans do
Calebwomgbah
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Ever legend
jasbdeksy
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He should have been dead that night We Barcelona fans thought
you are a Barca fan!?!? hahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Mustafakhan07
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hello frinde
kepaeipuz
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he looks 52
pembeklmsu
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Trying not to be toxic But bro should have probably had that surgery back then
he risked it for good reason though.Like a soldier sacrifices himself for the good of his country
pembeklmsu
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Well he has World Cup and some other cups go and rest you hurt your career yourself bye
I'm not a Barcelona fans but this is really evil of you
lusdlnptuy
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truth is that he is not 31 guys
Buadipst
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Well he has World Cup and some other cups go and rest you hurt your career yourself bye
Imagine being so good, you hurt your career by being an instrumental part of your national team’s World Cup success as a starter and winning many cups at club level. If anything he did his career well.
BiIIyDedon
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He should have been dead that night We Barcelona fans thought
Zico_711
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Well he has World Cup and some other cups go and rest you hurt your career yourself bye
AwesomeReggs360
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Trying not to be toxic But bro should have probably had that surgery back then