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Samuel Umtiti agrees five-year contract extension with Barcelona

Sunday 3 June 2018 18:55, UK

Barcelona's Samuel Umtiti

Barcelona have agreed a five-year contract extension with France international centre-half Samuel Umtiti, the club have announced.

The 24-year-old will sign the deal, which runs until the end of the 2022/23 season, on Monday at the Nou Camp.

Umtiti has been a success since joining from Lyon for £21.2m (€25m) in 2016, forming a formidable partnership with Gerard Pique at the heart of Barca's defence.

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He is part of France's 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia and is expected to start alongside Real Madrid's Raphael Varane at centre-half.

Speaking to French newspaper L'Equipe last week, Umtiti said: "It is clear that I want to renew my contract at Barcelona and I hope to be with the team next season.

"I'm at a club that allowed me to realise my dream of playing there.

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"I'm still under contract at the moment. So for me to leave, either they throw me out the door or I decide to leave."

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