Samuel Umtiti will join Serie A's New Boys Lecce, according to transfer news.

BARCELONA misfire According to reports, Samuel Umtiti will be sent on loan to Lecce of Italy.
After multiple seasons marred by injuries, the defender is no longer in the Nou Camp's good graces.

And according to Fabrizio Romano, Umtiti is about to join newly promoted Lecce in Serie A.

The Serie B champions from last season have had a terrible start to the new season.

They lost league games to Inter Milan and Sassuolo before being eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Cittadella.

And as Umtiti gets ready to get a medical this week, club executives are hoping he will be the one to turn around their fortunes.

Earlier this summer, a trade involving Arsenal was mentioned.