Manchester United need defensive reinforcements this summer if they are to be able to challenge their bitter rivals Manchester City next season and one man who had been linked with a move to Old Trafford is Barcelona’s Samuel Umtiti.The French international, valued at £54m by Transfermarkt, is one of the Catalan giants’ key men but uncertainty over a new contract had led United to hold out some hope that a deal could be done this summer.However, now the former Lyon man has signed a new long-term contract at the Nou Camp, which contains a scarcely believable 500 million euro release clause, designed to rule United and other suitors out of contention to secure his signature.That has left United fans believing that – not for the first time – their club’s expensive interest has just been used by a player to engineer an improved deal with their current club and that they had no serious interest in a deal.They also can’t believe anyone is surprised by this any more and we’ve collated some of the most passionate reaction…
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