MATTHIJS DE LIGT has agreed a contract at Juventus and Ajax must now negotiate with the Serie A champions, according to the defender’s agent, Mino Raiola.
Netherlands international De Ligt has been at the centre of intense transfer speculation, his performances for club and country over the past year seeing him linked to clubs including Juve, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Manchester United.
It has been reported over the past week that the 19-year-old has accepted a five-year deal offered by Juve, worth in the region of €9million.
Raiola told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf that De Ligt has agreed to the contract and urged Ajax to make a decision over the player’s future.
Juve are said to have opened with a bid of €50m, which was rejected.
“Agreements have been made with Matthijs and it is up to Ajax how to deal with this,” Raiola told De Telegraaf.
Raiola also stressed it was “out of the question” that De Ligt would attempt to force a move to Turin by refusing to return for the start of Ajax’s pre-season training.
He is due to report for the Eredivisie champions on Monday, although rumours in Italy suggest Juve hope to fly him out for a medical as early as Wednesday.
The42 is on Instagram! Tap the button below on your phone to follow us!
Per year* plus add ons
That’s all well and good but apparently Juve only want to pay 50m for him , whereas others are willing to pay 75m .
@Adam Gibson: Juve are willing to pay his agent, Raiola, €30 million. The other clubs have baulked at this. Let’s see what Ajax do.
@Mister Gooey: Eff effing off! Seriously, that’s disgusting. Couple of years ago 30m got you a world class player seems these days it just gets you in the door to talk to him.
@Mister Gooey: I supposed it depends on what your reading ,so many different stories going about , but this is the only reason why I wouldn’t like to see the lad at OT( not that it’s happening) Your man only wants to fill his own pockets. Wait as see no matter were the lad goes in a two time that mouthpiece with start making noises again, just like he’s done and been doing with Pogba
Eh groove IS in the heart