Lyon chief Juninho: Umtiti Barcelona contract too rich for us, but...

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·15 September 2020

Olympique Lyon chief Juninho admits they cannot afford to meet the wage demands of Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti.

Umtiti has been offered by Barca back to his old club.

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But Juninho says: "The contract level is not ours.

"When you see the contract level you see that it is not for us. Umtiti's salary is not possible.

"(But) if the player sees a project, with a multi-year contract, and wants to come home I'll go find him right away."