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Matthijs de Ligt admitted that it would be "nice" to play alongside Frenkie de Jong and Lionel Messi in Barcelona next season.
The 19-year-old central defender has made an outstanding campaign for Ajax. The club has scored its first national double in 17 years, and the European elite is grabbing its signature.
Manchester United has signed a £ 350,000 a week contract for De Ligt, which would make it the highest paid teenager in world football, but the Red Devils have to face fierce competition for the Dutch international .
Although Barcelona was the favorite of De Ligt, the Dutchman is not convinced by his last offer and PSG would have taken the lead of the most difficult race of the summer.
[metro-zone-post-strip]While De Ligt refused to give clues to the club that he would choose next season, he said he'd like to play alongside Messi and his close friend, De Jong, who recently got a transfer of 75 million euros to Barca.
Asked about the extra competition for places at Nou camp, De Ligt said Mundo Deportivo: "Barcelona has great defenders and it is logical and normal that there is competition, but it is not something that scares me.
"Of course, it would be nice to play with De Jong and Messi in Barcelona, but I have to watch what's best for me."
De Ligt insists that the money will not come to him when he decides which clubs he wants to play for next season.
"Money is not the problem," he added.
"The most important thing is to know in the team where you are going. [that] you will have importance and will play many games.
"I still do not know what my heart says, and during my vacation I can think about it and decide what to do with my future.
"I do not know when I'm going to know it, but I'm going to take my time."
The young central defender revealed that Cristiano Ronaldo had approached him for a move to Juventus after the final of the League of Nations.
When asked if Ronaldo had invited him to join Juventus, De Ligt said OUR: "It could be true.
"What did I answer? I did not understand it at first. So I said … no, I did not say anything. & # 39;
When in a hurry, De Ligt admitted that Ronaldo had asked him about a switch in Turin and said, "I was a little shocked, so I laughed.
"But I did not say anything.Just after the match, you really feel bad about having lost, that's all you think about."
The legend of the United States, Jaap Stam, believes that his compatriot would be "perfectly adapted" to Old Trafford.
"I think it would be fine here if they want to get it back," said the former defender last month.
[metro-zone-post-strip]"I'm not sure that's the truth, of course, because a lot of things have been said and written as well.
'But it's a player who fits perfectly here, but it's also up to him to decide.
"This is the type of player that a manager, I think, wants to work with."
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