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Samuel Umtiti en la previa del duelo entre el Clermont y el LOSC Lille en la Ligue 1

THE DEFENDER SPOKE ON THE 'CARRÉ' CHANNEL

Samuel Umtiti revealed unpublished details about his adventure as a FC Barcelona player

Published:8/07/2024 - 18:45h

Updated:8/07/2024 - 18:45h

Samuel Umtiti did not hesitate to share several peculiar experiences that he lived during his time as a culé player. For example, he talked about how he was received by the team, his relationship with Ousmane Dembélé and his first impression of seeing Leo Messi in person, among other interesting details

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The adventure of Samuel Umtiti like player of the FC Barcelona probably was an authentic Russian mountain of emotions for him. The defender arrived to the club culé like a big promise in the market estival of the season 2016/17. After two very good campaigns with the elastic Barcelona, from the period 2018/19, began to lidiar with a series of physical problems that mermaron notably his performance futbolístico. This motivated to that the combined Barcelona finally decided to do without his services in the window of signings veraniega of the campaign 2023/24.

Nevertheless, in spite of his rugged exit of the Barcelonan cast, to the French defender seem to have him remained one that another grato memory of his days like player of the FC Barcelona. In fact, like this it commented it in an interview in the channel 'Carré', where did not have any type of objections to express several of his vivencias in the time that had assimilated in the dynamics of the Catalan group.

In this sense, 'Big Sam' began desvelando who was the attendant to do simpler his first days like player of the cast culé. "When fiché by the Barça was very good received. Busquets spoke with me and integrated me", commented.

His relation with Ousmane Dembélé

Later, the native of Yaoundé allowed comment a fun anecdote that involved to his compatriot, Ousmane Dembélé, with which seems to have developed a big relation during his together time like culés. "When it arrived Ousmane to the Barça took me like his father. When it arrived late the people came to see me and was something fun. Ousmane Has good heart, but did not darse of the things. There was a board with the schedules of the morning and once he presented in the afternoon without wanting it. Besides, it came angered because it made a mistake. The people did not understand at all, but was absent-minded", underlined.

However, as it explains the own Samuel Umtiti in his statements, neither having this near relation with the 'Mosquito', finished being invited to his surprising and hermetical wedding. The Frenchman related how enteró of this event: "they Were some holidays of winter and saw by the social networks that had married . We were every day together and never said me at all of this, by what did not believe him. When I went back to see it asked him: 'Brother, as it is that you marry you and do not say me at all'. He answered me that yes, that had married . It said it like the one who says that it goes to the bakery".

The first impression to see to Leo Messi in direct

Finished this curious anecdote related with 'Dembouz', the current defender of the LOSC Lille also had the opportunity of exaltar the skills of varied of his excompañeros in this interview. For example, it did not doubt in expressing his astonishment when seeing train to Leo Messi in direct, because of his big talent. "It was a very competitive player. It was very strong. I remained me very hit when I saw it in the trainings. It was always a winner".

The halagos to Gerard Hammered and Andrés Iniesta

Also it devoted some words to Gerard Hammered, the one who was one of his mates in the defence, and affirmed that "it is not somebody that work a lot in the gymnasium, but is very strong, very intelligent and knows where plant". Likewise, regarding the personal deal, Umtiti revealed the easy that was to relate with 'Geri': "Also it was an easy type to treat. It was like a boy, felt me greater that he".

To close, Umtiti also elogió the special skill of the historical midfield player culé, Andrés Iniesta, in the reception of passes complicated. "In front it had to Iniesta, that asked me strong passes. It could do explosive passes and he controlled the ball without problem", concluded.