Man United fans think Umtiti used the club to gain more money from Barcelona

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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