Lecce would be closing the transfer of the French central defender for a season
He would go on loan and would not terminate with the Blaugrana club
Barça has tried everything and it seems that, finally, the efforts are going to bear fruit. Samuel Umtiti would be very close to leaving Barça for the Italian Lecce on loan, as the specialized journalist Gianluca Di Marzio points out. The conversations would be very advanced and would go through a loan with a purchase option in which there would already be practically an agreement between the two clubs.
Barça and Umtiti have been working side by side in recent days to find a solution. The Blaugrana club always made it clear to the central defender that he would be willing to help either with a loan or by giving him the letter of freedom and, finally, it seems that he will go out on loan although the Blaugrana club will take over part of the record.
Lecce’s sports director, Pantaleo Corvino, has personally led the negotiations and is willing to risk it for Umtiti, whom they see as a good market opportunity. They need a left-handed center back and the Frenchman is stable. Umtiti had been talking to various French clubs, but hadn’t finalized anything yet. His great dream was to sign for Olympique de Lyon, but his former club has not made an offer.
