News Man Utd: Louis van Gaal tells Matthijs de Ligt which club he should join

Louis van Gaal and Peter Bosz, former director of Ajax, urged Matthijs de Ligt to downplay the interest of Manchester United and Barcelona to join Manchester City instead.

The Dutch teenager is at the center of a tug of war this summer. Barca spearheaded his signature until United made him the central defender, and his agent Mino Raiola, a more lucrative offer.

Van Gaal, who previously ran at Old Trafford, and Bosz both believe De Ligt would be best placed to move to Manchester – but City rather than United.

"I think De Ligt is perfect for Manchester City," said Bosz, who was working with the 19-year-old in Ajax. FOX Sports.

"Vincent Kompany has already left and Nicolas Otamendi is not good enough. Then I would like to see him next to Aymeric Laporte. "

Van Gaal intervened and nodded: "I think exactly the same thing. Although De Ligt can also go to Barcelona, ​​I do not like their central defenders either.

"He could play in Barcelona, ​​but he could also play for Manchester City, and in that case, I would choose Pep Guardiola rather than Lionel Messi."

De Ligt would be in favor of a move to Barcelona where he would meet his Ajax teammate and good friend, Frenkie de Jong, who agreed to move to Camp Nou in January.

United executives fear that their personal interests will be used to get better terms for De Ligt, the young man is already determined to join the Barca, while City would be on the market for a new central defender and would be linked to Harry Maguire's Leicester. .