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Umtiti: “What I experienced in Catalonia was four years in prison”
Samuel Umtiti seems to have regained his health this season at Lecce, where he is on loan from Barcelona, taking complaints from the Blaugrana and voicing them in his interview.
Samuel Umtiti is at Lecce this season on loan from Barcelona and the deal between the two clubs could expire in the summer and he is expected to return to the Blaugrana, but he himself is not only happy about it.
He even proved it in his interview with Canal+, where the French centre-back claimed that he spent difficult years in Catalonia because he wasn’t surrounded by confidence when he needed it.
“The only thing I wanted was to feel valued, respected and useful. I spent four years in prison in Catalonia, not just in sport but every day of my life.”he emphasized first, to add meaningfully:
“First when I went to Spain I felt valued, I was playing at a high level. Then I became indifferent, I felt bad and I realized that no one believed me.”
In Salento I found my smile again and I am grateful for that. I love italian language, food, fashion. At the moment, all I care about is Lecce avoiding relegation.
A while ago Lacazette came and found me and we thought it would be nice to play together before we retire.
It is recalled that Umtiti will return to Barcelona at the end of the season, but it’s quite difficult to find playing time considering that the Blaugrana have Araújo, Cude, Garcia, Christensen and Alonso in the position of centre-back can occupy .
Source: sport 24
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