Barcelona has reached an agreement with Lyon to gain the services of the French center Samuel Umtiti , 22, for 30 million euros, said today the newspaper "L'Equipe" .
This header adds that Barcelona must now conclude the agreement with the player, who "probably" sign a contract of 5 seasons at the Catalan club.
The young center, 1.81 meters, dispute right now the European Championship with France after being selected at the last moment before the injury barcelonista down Jérémy Mathieu .
Born in Cameroon , Umtiti moved with his family to France two years and trained as a footballer in the youth ranks at Olympique Lyonnais.
He jumped to the first team in 2011 and has played four seasons in the league France where last season played 35 games. In 2012 he won the French Cup with his club.
From teenager it has been part of the lower echelons of the French team, proclaimed champion of the world sub 20 in 2013 against Uruguay and alongside fellow as Lucas Digne, Geoffrey Kondogbia or Paul Pogba .
Currently he dispute his first championship with the national team, but has not yet made his debut with those of Didier Deschamps , who will meet next Sunday against Iceland in the quarterfinals.
Cameroon had tried to choose to play with his country of birth, but the player made clear that he preferred to defend the colors of France.
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