DBasia.news – Ajax confirmed that Matthijs de Ligt was sidelined from the club’s training session. Ajax stated De Ligt was waiting for certainty to leave the club.
A number of top European clubs has been eyeing on De Ligt. Namely Juventus, PSG, Barcelona, and Manchester United is associated with Matthijs de Ligt.
In the end, Juventus won the hunt for Matthijs de Ligt. La Vecchia Signora took advantage of the relationship of club vice president, Pavel Nedved, with agent De Ligt, Mino Raiola.
Ajax did not cover up the possibility of Matthijs de Ligt leaving the club. In a way, the departure stage of the captain has entered the final phase.
“Ajax went to Bramberg, Austria. There were 28 players who left to attend a pre-season training session there,” wrote a statement on the official Ajax website.
“However, Matthijs de Ligt is not included in the 28 players. At the moment De Ligt is waiting for a possible transfer and not joining the team.”
Juventus have reportedly reached a personal agreement with the 19-year-old defender. I Bianconeri offered a five-season contract with a value of 10 million euros per season.