DBasia.news – The 19-year-old Ajax Amsterdam defender, Matthijs de Ligt, is also the center of attention for European talent guides. Reportedly, Barcelona also wanted to purchase hm after successfully recruiting Frenkie de Jong.
Most European clubs are hunting for the Ajax academy products. Nevertheless according to Edwin van der Sar, Director of Ajax Sports, De Ligt is most likely to dock in Spain or England. This means that the chances of playing are small in Germany, France or Italy.
According to news from the US, the Barcelona negotiation process with Ajax is now reaching a further stage or nearing its end. It is unclear how much Ajax asked for De Ligt. The price tag is predicted to be no less than 70 million euros.
At present, De Ligt is still trying to bring Ajax to the direction of Erik ten Hag to win double winners in the Eredivisie after winning the KNVB Cup, having previously been eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League semi-final.
De Ligt is one of Barcelona’s targets besides Atletico Madrid striker, Antoine Griezmann. Both, plus De Jong, are expected to improve Barca’s quality of play next season to support the performance of the superstar, Lionel Messi.