Summer Mercato

[GeoTav]

I'm much, MUCH more interested in seeing the change in management this summer because that will be the clearest indication of where this club is heading for.

Anyhow, this being mercato thread, Geo how do you rate Umtiti? We've been linked with him lately. The France U21 defender who impressed me at U21 competition last summer was Zouma who was like a beast, strong and fast though still raw and lacks finesse. It's a shame that he'd prefer to warm Chelsea's bench.

Umtiti could be a very good CB ... He's a good one, but he's been a bit burned I think in Lyon because he's been a starter at a very young age and nowadays, it looks like he doesn't improve anymore. Time for him to leave Lyon I think. Now, what is sure is that if we take Umtiti to be our next big defender, that won't work, I think he still needs a more experienced defender alongside him, and as far as I know, with guys like Rami, Bonera, Mexes, Zaccardo or Silvestre, he won't improve that much !!