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Barcelona buy Samuel Umtiti for €25million

Samuel Umtiti made his debut for France in the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Iceland
Samuel Umtiti made his debut for France in the Euro 2016 quarter-final against Iceland

Barcelona have signed Lyon defender Samuel Umtiti for €25million on a five-year contract.

The 22-year-old France international, who played three games in Euro 2016, has had a €60million buy-out clause inserted into his deal.

Umtiti will undergo a medical with the La Liga champions on Friday before being unveiled to the media.

The Cameroon-born centre-half has spent his entire career at Lyon but after impressing during the latter stages of the European Championship, where he came into the side for the quarter-final against Iceland, he has been lured to the Nou Camp.

He leaves Parc Olympique Lyonnais having made over 150 appearances following his 2012 debut.

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