FC Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti has sealed a move to newly promoted Serie A side Unione Sportiva Lecce on a season long loan with no option to buy.
The French defender’s move is a massive coup for the newly-promoted outfit.
Lecce won Italy’s Serie B last season and are now back playing at the highest level of Italian football.
Umtiti signed for Barcelona in the summer of 2016 from Olympique Lyonnais. In six seasons at the club he has made 133 appearances, including 91 in La Liga and 22 in the Champions League. He has scored two goals, one in the 2016/17 league season and another the season after.
He has won seven different trophies in the blaugrana jersey: Two Ligas (2017/18 & 2018/19)
Three Copas del Rey (2016/17, 2017/18 & 2020/21)
Two Spanish Super Cups (2016/17 & 2018/19)
In his time as a Barça player he also won the 2018 World Cup with France.