FC Barcelona have added one of the best young players in soccer to their back line in French center back Samuel Umtiti.
The 22-year-old phenom, who starred for France in the final two games of the recently concluded Euro 2016 tournament, joins the Spanish giants from French club Lyon for a price of 25 million Euros, Barcelona announced on its website Tuesday.
[OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT]@FCBarcelona sign French defender @UmtitiSam
More info: #UmtitiFCB https://t.co/e8G946erZz pic.twitter.com/HoT5ZsdV48— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 12, 2016
Umtiti is a very good defender, has good pace and fits in well with the Barcelona style of play (on paper) because of his accurate passing.
87,25 – @UmtitiSam was the second centerback with more passing accuracy in 2015/16 Ligue 1, only surpassed by Thiago Silva. Success.
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) July 12, 2016
Umtiti joins a Barcelona back line that includes talented defenders such as Gerard Pique, Jeremy Mathieu, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba.
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