Friday, 19 June 2015

Real Madrid in for Umtiti, to challenge Chelsea for Youngster


Real Madrid join Chelsea in race to sign £10m Ligue-1 defender
Wanted man Umtiti

Los Blancos have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Lyon Defender Samuel Umtiti, as indicated by reports from the Daily Star. The Blues have been observing Umtiti taking after an amazingly noteworthy crusade for the Ligue-1 club this season, and are considering a summer move. On the other hand, they will need to fight off some rival from Real, with the La Liga giants additionally considering a £10million offer for the very appraised defender.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has been awed by the 21-year-old and is hoping to shape a defensive organization between Kurt Zouma and Umtiti. John Terry isn't getting any more youthful, so the French centre-back could be considered as a long haul substitution should the Blues commander leave later on.

Umtiti has been very important in Lyon's fruitful season, which saw them finish in second place in the French top flight. The defender played 40 matches in all competitions during the last campaign, scoring two goals.



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