Samuel Umtiti

[Havesaks]

He looks more and more the old Umtiti. I'm starting to get my hopes up that he finally is back. Still a far cry from his peak, but if he keeps it up, lenglet may lose his spot. Way more aggressive in tackles and also tried to make his signature raids.

 

[evilhita666]

I think he still needs more game time to reach CL form... Made plenty of mistakes tonight, but still managed to do his job, hopefully he keeps improving...

 

[mc_lovin]

Would be massive for us if he gets back to his best. Its a long shot though.

 

[Alik]

Poor game imo.

 

[Havesaks]

Same player, worse version. Great anticipation which players like lenglet and pique don't have. Still lacking in his positional play considering his speed. His speed is to slow. Not good enough to play vs top CL teams yet. Hope he will get there. On the positive side, he was almost completely written off and we have now a decent CB with potential to be WC again. Also he does look to get more comfortable on the pitch, is improving and that is reasonable considering his severe injuries and set-backs.

Still made at him since he almost since day 1 has been shitting on this club with the United social media tactic and the wc incident followed up by the non-surgery treatment.

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Absolutely. You can see why he was world class while Lenglet is good backup. Umtiti in form is a great defenseman.

 

[Sorin]

Contrary to popular belief, he was one of the main reasons why we had a good defence in Valverde's first year. You can see the difference in our defensive level before and after his botched injury rehab. That defensive solidity was more on the players than Valverde's tactical masterclass or anything of that sort and Umtiti was a large part of that.

 

[serghei]

He's a shell of his former self these days. Would be surprised if we can sell him for even 20m.

 

[Havesaks]

I think if he can keep it up and progress a bit more his market value would be close to 40m. If he hits his former level 80-100m.

 

[Andresito]

His reputation is still good. A team like Arsenal would probably pay close to 50M for him.

 

[FCMessi]

credits for trying to drive the Lukaku bulk with the damaged knees.

 

[Andrew M]

His reputation is still good. A team like Arsenal would probably pay close to 50M for him.

This is fantasy land stuff. He's damaged goods and potential buyers will be very careful. Loan with option at best

 

[manuel blassi]

How is his knee? Did he gave any interview about the situation?

 

[te amo barca]

Looks done.

 

[evilhita666]

To his defense, he hasn't played in ages, but in true Valverde fashion he decides to play him against strong opposition without match fitness... Still crap, though...