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Video: Reported Arsenal target Samuel Umtiti scores wonder goal against Tottenham in 2013

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The alleged Arsenal target produced an absolute wonder strike against Tottenham Hotspur six years ago.

Samuel Umtiti of FC Barcelona reacts during the La Liga match between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on March 4, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain.

According to a report from Italian media outlet Tutto Mercato Web, Arsenal want to sign Barcelona centre-back Samuel Umtiti this summer on loan with an option to buy.

Gunners fans will surely be delighted with the report linking their club with a move for the French World Cup winner, but there might just be even more reason for them to warm to the Barca ace.

Six years ago, the 25-year-old was playing for Lyon against Tottenham at the old White Hart Lane in the Europa League, and he scored an absolute wonder goal for his side:

Umtiti is a world class defender, but Arsenal fans will surely be even more drawn to him after his heroics against their bitter rivals in 2013.

Whether the Frenchman does end up moving to the Premier League remans to be seen, and for now, Gunners fans will be hoping that they one day see the Barca ace in the famous Red and White strip.

Especially after what he did to Tottenham in 2013.

Barcelona's French defender Samuel Umtiti heads the ball past Roma's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko (back) during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between...