Barcelona have completed the
signing of France defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon in a deal worth €25m, the
Spanish champions announced on Tuesday.
Umtiti,
22, will pen a five-year contract with Barcelona which includes a buy-out
clause of €60m, the club said in a
statement.
statement.
Barcelona
president Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed last month that the two clubs had
reached an agreement over the transfer while Umtiti was on international duty
for France at Euro 2016.
The
Cameroon-born centre-back made his France debut in the quarter-finals against
Iceland and retained his place in the team for the next two matches, including
Sunday’s 1-0 defeat by Portugal in the final.
umtit, who can play at
left-back will be officially presented as Barcelona player on Friday after
undergoing a medical at the camp nou
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