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Having played a major part in kickstarting Raphael Varane&#8217;s career at Real Madrid, he&#8217;s since brought in Kurt Zouma at Chelsea, and according to the Metro he&#8217;s hoping to land another this summer. This time he&#8217;s after Lyon&#8217;s Samuel Umtiti, a 21-year-old who can play either at left back or centre half.<\/p>\n<p>Umtiti would certainly seem to fit the profile for Chelsea&#8217;s signings &#8212; he&#8217;s young, good, and significantly experienced despite his age, helping Lyon to a second-place finish behind Paris Saint-Germain with 35 league starts last season. If Mourinho thinks he can play left back to a reasonable level, he can provide cover for Cesar Azpilicueta should Filipe Luis actually want to leave, but the general thinking around him seems to be that he&#8217;s a centre back long term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are reportedly eyeing a swoop for Lyon defender Samuel Untiti as they look for a replacement for unsettled player Felipe Luis. Jose Mourinho is a fan of young French defenders. 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