In an interview conceded to the channel 'Fox Sports', Matthijs Of Ligt has reflected the admiration that feels to the game that practises the FC Barcelona, his favourite team in LaLiga Spanish as the same footballer has left clear with his statements.
"My favourite team of Spain? The Barcelona by the connection that has with the Ajax and the beautiful football", has signalled Of Ligt, the one who fulfilled the 18 years the past 12 August and already has experience from the 17 years playing in the first team of the Ajax with regularity, when having won the place title in the axis of the Dutch defence.
In any case, and in spite of that relate him with more teams that the FC Barcelona, Of Ligt keeps the feet in the floor and for the moment does not throw to fly the imagination, but it ensures to be fully centred in the Ajax of Amsterdam, his current club and in which it has gone escalando until triumphing in the international elite, calling the attention of the big clubs of Europe.
"It is a pleasure that relate me with big teams", but am "happy in the Ajax", admits. "There are a lot of things that have written and, as I have not known at all, why would have to be concerned? To all player affects him that they relate him with big teams, and I am not different, but does not matter me a lot; still game in the Ajax and am happy here", has stood out.
Of Ligt, priority for the FC Barcelona
Of Ligt is one of the aims prioritarios of the Barcelona of face to the next season 2017-18, as it has left clear the Catalan press in the last days. The Barça expects to close his signing in around 30-40 million euros, but will have to do it what before so that no revalorice by the interest of several big clubs in incorporating him.
The Barcelona team needs to reinforce the axis of his defence, splitting of the base that Umtiti and Hammered are indisputable headlines, by what Of Ligt will have to win the minutes in the case to land in the Camp Nou next summer.