Juventus beat Manchester United and Barcelona to engage Ajax captain Matthijs De Ligt in a £ 67.5m contract

LIGT DELIGHT

Matthijs De Ligt is preparing to close this summer one of the largest transfer sagas and to sign for Juventus.

The captain of Ajax, aged 19, has been courted by Manchester United, Paris Saint Germain and Barcelona, ​​but should settle in Turin.

According to Di Marzio, Juve has signed a £ 67.5 million contract with the Eredivisie champions to bring the center back to the Allianz stadium.

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The report says the 19-year-old will arrive in Turin on Tuesday before undergoing a medical exam on Wednesday.

Barca did everything possible at the eleventh hour to compete for De Ligt. President Josep Maria Bartomeu has called for face-to-face talks, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Aged 56, he had already planned a trip to Amsterdam to meet the central defender, who would be open to discussions despite his agreement with Juve.

However, De Ligt's agent Mino Raiola intervened to reveal that Barca would have to match the Old Lady's offer of around £ 9m per season to sign it.

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After the final of the League of Nations of UEFA, Cristiano Ronaldo even told the teenager to come to Turin after having superbly organized.

After the final, which ended 1-0 thanks to a goal by Goncalo Guedes in the 60th minute, Ronaldo and De Ligt were seen talking in the field.

When asked if the 34-year-old had asked him about his move to Juve, De Ligt told the Dutch NOS point of sale: "That might be true, yes.

"I did not understand it at first. I was a little shocked, so I laughed, but I did not say anything.

"Shortly after the match, you're not at all worried, you're disappointed to have lost and that's the only thing you think about."

If the agreement was achieved without a hitch, De Ligt would become the second most expensive teenager in the history of football, with Kylian Mbappe still in the forefront after his transfer of 133 million pounds of Monaco to PSG.