It wasn’t that long ago that Samuel Umtiti was a fixture in Barcelona’s back four. An untouchable player and one of the first on the team sheet.
He’d taken to La Liga effortlessly and, considering how prices for players have sky-rocketed, at just €25m, he looked like an absolute bargain.
His skillset also complemented that of Gerard Pique perfectly, and there were never any question marks over his starting spot in the team.
In the space of a year, all that has changed. Continue reading