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Barca signing not premature - Lenglet

Clement Lenglet is adamant his signing for Barcelona was not premature and is confident of making the step up after joining from Sevilla.

Lenglet joined Sevilla in January 2017 from Nancy and instantly forced his way into their starting XI, becoming a regularly figure for Jorge Sampaoli before the end of the campaign.

The young Frenchman continued to be relied upon at centre-back last term under Eduardo Berizzo, Vincenzo Montella and Joaquin Caparros, making 35 LaLiga appearances in total.

Although Lenglet arguably had his best match of the season in the 2-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League, his performances lacked consistency, as he appeared in humbling defeats to Real Madrid, Real Betis, Eibar, Atletico Madrid and Spartak Moscow.