De Ligt Revealed His Reasons Choosing Juventus Instead of Barcelona

DBasia.news –  Talented young defender Matthijs de Ligt preferred Juventus over Barcelona. De Ligt said, Juventus will be able to make him a competent player.

De Ligt’s name came out after successfully leading Ajax to qualify for the 2018/19 Champions League semifinals. During the process, the Dutch player brought Ajax as the group runner-up unbeaten then eliminated the defending champion Real Madrid (last 16), Juventus (quarterfinals), before they stop running defeated by Tottenham Hotspur in the semifinals.

De Ligt’s appearance made Barcelona glanced on him, ​​who previously brought in his teammate at Ajax, Frenkie de Jong. However, the 20-year-old footballer finally flew to Turin to join Juventus for a transfer fee of 75 million euros last summer.

Reported by Ziggo, De Ligt considered that Barcelona and Ajax’s style of play was quite similar. By joining Juve, De Ligt will have a more complete capabilities.

“I studied all the options and I finally came to the conclusion that I could develop more as a player at Juventus,” said De Ligt as reported by Marca. “A different style of play will make me more complete.”

“Although he is no longer a teammate, De Ligt admitted that he is still in communication with De Jong.  “I still often talk to Frenkie,” he continued.

“It’s funny because two years ago we played at Ajax and now I play with [Cristiano] Ronaldo and Frenkie with [Lionel] Messi. That’s a little weird right!”