La Liga: French defender Clement Lenglet signs for Barcelona from Sevilla on a five-year deal

Madrid: French defender Clement Lenglet will join up with compatriots Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique at Barcelona in a transfer from La Liga rivals Sevilla worth €35.9 million ($42 million), the club said on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_4730981” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] French player Clement Lenglet poses for media in a FC Barcelona’s shop next to Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. AP[/caption] The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract with a buyout clause valued at €300 million, it added. “With… a height of 186 cm (6 ft 1 in), Lenglet arrives at Barca after success in Seville, where he led the defence with elegance and determination,” the club said. Lenglet has been one of Sevilla’s stand-out players this season, with then coach Vincenzo Montella admitting earlier this year his French defender had the talent to play for a club like Barcelona. Sevilla initially signed the French player in January 2017 from Nancy on a four-year deal.