{"id":2075,"date":"2018-02-02T17:46:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T16:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2025-03-24T15:06:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:06:44","slug":"manchester-united-will-move-for-barcelona-defender-next-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/manchester-united-will-move-for-barcelona-defender-next-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United will move for Barcelona defender next summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have identified Barcelona defender, Samuel Umtiti as their number one summer target and the Red Devils have no problem meeting his release clause.<\/p>\n<p>The French defender has been a revelation since joining Barcelona and was considered the club\u2019s best defender before suffering an injury that has kept him out of action for some time now.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, he has just \u00a356 million as his release clause, a sum that is too small for his reputation especially when one considers that Virgil van Dijk cost Liverpool \u00a375 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to Goal, Jose Mourinho has asked the Red Devils to bring the French man to Old Trafford after this season and they have started working on the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United succumbed to a 2-0 loss to Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday, a display that was marred by some shambolic defending from Phil Jones, and Mourinho knows he cannot win the Premier League without a good defence.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Smalling has also come in for some criticism with many fans of the Red Devils considering him an average defender, while Victor Lindelof is still not settled at the former Premier League champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have identified Barcelona defender, Samuel Umtiti as their number one summer target and the Red Devils have no problem meeting his release clause. 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