DBasia.news – Reported by Sport-English, Barcelona are getting closer to recruiting Ajax Amsterdam center-back Matthijs de Ligt. Barca is believed to be completing the transfer within the next 30 days.
Barcelona increasingly attracted by Matthijs de Ligt after seeing his action in the Real Madrid counter-duel. At that time, De Ligt became a wall for the El Real attackers.
The Catalunya club has reportedly offered up to 60 million euros for Matthijs de Ligt. This amount can still increase if several conditions are met.
Interestingly, the agreement is reportedly similar to what Frenkie de Jong received when he left Barcelona in the winter. The Dutchman just joined Lionel Messi and friends in the 2018-2019 season.
Ajax’s director of football, Marc Overmars, was caught on camera talking to Barcelona officials, Eric Abidal in the Champions League quarter-final draw. Reportedly, the two figures discussed the collaboration between Barcelona and Ajax Amsterdam about young players.
At present, Barcelona is indeed rejuvenating its squad. In the rear sector, El Barca have brought Clement Lenglet from Sevilla. Although, it is quite difficult to see young players can replace the roles of Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti in the center of defense.
Matthijs de Ligt is a graduate of the Ajax Amsterdam Academy. In fact, the 19-year-old has only broken the main squad in October 2016. So far, De Ligt has played 104 matches and scored 10 goals plus five assists.