Former Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti spoke about one of the most difficult periods in his career. The Frenchman admitted that he had disagreements with the club regarding the treatment of a knee injury, after which he could not fully recover.
«We didn’t fully agree with the club, so I started looking for other options… Most specialists said I didn’t need surgery.
People blamed me for everything. I didn’t even leave the house. It affected me a lot psychologically, maybe it was even depression.
I trained two to three times a day, changed my diet, stopped eating meat and fish to reduce inflammation. I just wanted to play football — money didn’t motivate me,» Umtiti was quoted as saying by RMC Sport.
Let’s add that at the beginning of October, Umtiti retired at the age of 31.