Only 31 years old! Former Barcelona "Glass Man" has no ball to play: retired without invitation within 7 days

31-year-old Umtiti played for Barcelona for 7 years and was the main central defender for France to win the 2018 World Cup. However, after winning the World Cup, Umtiti's football career fell sharply. On September 3, French "League" revealed that Umtiti decided that if he did not find a new boss within a week, he would choose to retire.

In the summer of 2016, Barcelona introduced Umtiti for 25 million euros. In the first two years at Barcelona, ​​Umtiti's attendance rate was pretty good, and his value once reached 70 million euros. The 2018 World Cup was a turning point. After Umtiti won the championship, he suffered a serious knee injury. Barcelona hoped that he would be treated with surgery. The French central defender insisted on conservative treatment. The injury was following him, and his condition turned sharply and became a burden for Barcelona.

Umtiti in the Barcelona era was a professional tragedy and a defensive sinkhole. There were often bizarre scenes of chasing back and brakes and giving gifts to strikers. From 2019 to 2023, Barcelona has always wanted to sell Umtiti, but no one took over. Until the summer of 2023, Umtiti's contract expires and he joins Lille in a free transfer.

In Lille for two years, Umtiti still struggled to get rid of the trouble of injuries, especially in February 2024, he had a serious knee injury. He rested for a full year and missed 53 games in Lille; Umtiti, who had just returned, suffered another calf injury, had a 2 and a half months off, and missed 12 games. In two years, Umtiti has only 13 appearances, with a total of 710 minutes. On July 1, Umtiti's contract with Lille expired, and the French "Glass Man" was in a state of no ball to play. In the past seven years, Umtiti has only made 94 appearances in total, and the combined time of recovery is 3 years. The "Team News" pointed out that Umtiti's left knee injury has healed and he set a deadline for himself - if he has not received an invitation to find a new owner before September 10, he will choose to hang up his boots.

When he was less than 25 years old, he bid farewell to the peak and became a burden on the team from a top central defender. Umtiti's football career is sad.

However, Umtiti has a peak that most players have never reached: the World Cup championship. In addition, Umtiti has 2 La Liga titles, 3 Cup of Kings and 2 Spanish Super League championships. Last summer, Varane announced his retirement; in September this year, Umtiti may also hang up his boots, and the French main central defender partner in the 2018 World Cup was defeated by injuries.