Bring him to Barca. Then he can lose weight and become faster to appease the naysayers.
Get him.
De Ligt - Lenglet would the best CB pair in the world even now. Incredible considering Lenglet is 22 and De Ligt 19.
For me he is a must sign. A level above Umtiti as a talent.
Lenglet is such a gem defensively, but he is inferior to Samu in one aspect of the game, and that is buildup play; both in passing, reading the game and going forward. But otherwise, yeah a solid transfer.
I know Umtiti is well liked on the forum. For me Lenglet is already better than he ever was for us.
I know Umtiti is well liked on the forum. For me Lenglet is already better than he ever was for us.
He is well liked because he was a fucking beast. Easily better than Lenglet. He was the best CB in the world for half a year and top 3 for about 2. Lenglet has to eat a little bit more before being considered in the first 3 CB in the world. Let's put the breaks on the recency bias.
seriously. he was a tier of his own prior to his injury
I’ve never been totally convinced by Umtiti like so many seem to be PLUS his form dropped when all the transfer speculation started..
his form dropped when he was INJURED -- period. prior to that he was arguably the best centre back in the world; he's still only 25 and is coming off an impressive showing in the world cup. it makes no sense to rush him out the door.