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Chelsea and Arsenal rocked as Lyon star Samuel Umtiti signs new deal
LYON defender Samuel Umtiti has snubbed Chelsea and Arsenal by signing a new deal with the French club.
Samuel Umtiti has agreed a deal to stay with Lyon
The 21-year-old had been scouted on numerous occasions by the Premier League duo and is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in French football.
However, despite interest from several clubs including Juventus, the centre-back has put pen to paper on a new deal with Lyon.
The club took to Twitter to announce the news, confirming the France U21 international had signed a two-year contract extension keeping at the club until 2019.
TalkSPORT claim the young star has received a significant pay rise to remain with the Ligue 1 side.