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Barely a year after Virgil van Dijk became the most expensive defender of football, there is already talk of having him impersonated by a young countryman.
Matthijs de Ligt may only be 19, but he does not look like or play like him. He is a beast, a boss and will only improve.
A pillar of Ajax's back line and captain of the team, their only loss this season – 3-0 against PSV – came in the only game missed by De Ligt.
He was immersed deep in the national team and had a disastrous start against Bulgaria in March 2017, but came out unscathed and confirmed his place in Ronald Koeman's starting lineup.
Indeed, he now looks so solid alongside Van Dijk that Koeman and Wesley Sneijder have prompted him to break the latter 's record as Oranje' s most cap – tured player.
Barcelona and Manchester City seem ready to sign it in the near future, but some of Europe's biggest players will also sniffle.
Aware of not being able to hold him for very long, Ajax will listen to the offers received at the end of the season and will charge high fees for the potentially world-clbad defender.
Even though it does not immediately beat Van Dijk's record of 75 million pounds ($ 96 million), it will not be far off.
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