Barca Blaugranes · Jan 14, 2019
Underrated Clement Lenglet proving to be a bargain for Barcelona
Photo by David Ramos/Getty ImagesWhen Barcelona decided to meet Clement Lenglet’s buyout clause just a few weeks after the Blaugranes had battered Sevilla in the 2018 Copa del Rey final, the chattering classes went into overdrive.
The general consensus appeared to be that the club had lost their minds, especially given that the centre-back had only made just over a half century of appearances for the Andalusians.
There was always the need to have decent defensive cover for the likes of Samuel Umtiti and/or Gerard Pique, it’s just at the time of his hire many believed that Lenglet wasn’t that man.
How wrong can you be?!