DBasia.news – Matthijs de Ligt, Ajax Amsterdam defender, is in demand by many European clubs. One of them being Arsenal. However, it is not easy for London’s Cannon to recruit them, because they must ‘sacrifice’ first.
Matthijs de Ligt is one of the most shining young defenders in Europe. The 19-year-old was calm in the one-on-one duel and was good at reading attacks.
According to the circulating news, Matthijs de Ligt became the target of Manchester City, Liverpool, Barcelona to Juventus. Now, Arsenal are also in the hunt.
Ajax Amsterdam reportedly wants 75 million pounds for Matthijs de Ligt. This amount is quite challenging for Arsenal.
The Sun reports Arsenal need to take several steps to get Matthijs de Ligt. First, the Gunners must compete in the Champions League next season. That will give an injection of funds for Arsenal.
Next, Arsenal must let go of Mesut Ozil. Not without reason, the German player is a player with the highest salary value. However, Ozil did not have a significant impact on Arsenal.
One of the steps that Arsenal will likely face is a price war with other clubs. If that were the case, the Gunners were predicted to have difficulty matching the offer of Barcelona and Manchester City.
Matthijs de Ligt is an Ajax Amsterdam academy player. The Dutch player is still under contract until 2021. Currently, he has served as captain of Ajax Amsterdam.