Matthijs de Ligt switched from Ajax Amsterdam to Juventus Turin in the summer of 2019 for 85.5 million euros
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Bayern Munich’s management seems to be pushing Matthijs de Ligt’s move. At the beginning of next week there should be a tendency as to whether the defender can leave Juventus Turin. Money is only one aspect of the negotiations.
IAccording to Italian media reports, decisive developments could be pending in the transfer negotiations between FC Bayern and Juventus Turin in defender Matthijs de Ligt. As the Turin newspaper “Tuttosport” reported on Saturday, the bosses of the German record champions are expected in Italy on Monday.
By then, the 22-year-old Dutchman should be back from his vacation. De Ligt’s agent has been in Turin since Friday to convince Juve of a transfer.
According to media reports, the defensive player wants to leave Serie A. In addition to the Bundesliga Primus, Chelsea FC is also very interested, it is said. De Ligt has an exit clause in his contract, which runs until 2024: he can leave Juventus early for a transfer fee of 120 million euros.
FC Bayern must hope that Juventus will find a replacement
According to “Tuttosport”, Bayern is ready to increase its offer: recently there was talk of 75 million euros that Munich would pay. Neither Bayern nor Juventus have commented on the reports so far.
The “Gazzetta dello Sport” wrote on Saturday that Juve is not just about the money. Rather, the northern Italians would only give up their central defender if they got a replacement. The Serie A record champion, who signed Argentinian Angel Di Maria on Friday and is about to sign a contract with French world champion and returnee Paul Pogba, is therefore primarily trying to get Kalidou Koulibaly from SSC Napoli.
