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Matthijs de Ligt in a match with Juventus in the Serie A

POSSIBLE GOODBYE TO JUVE

Ronald de Boer: "De Ligt would have adapted better to Barça or City"

Published:28/04/2020 - 21:57h

Updated:28/04/2020 - 21:57h

Matthijs de Ligt surprised the experts when in the summer of 2019 he chose to change Ajax for Juventus. Now, with the rumours about his departure hot, Ronald de Boer has claimed that he would have adapted better to Barça or Manchester City

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Everything aimed to that the summer of 2019 would bury the doubts, but Matthijs of Ligt could be leading in another market of signings. The player and his surroundings have ensured that is calm and decided to triumph in the Juventus, but the speculations multiply because there are negotiations with the FC Barcelona and his name could be on the table. In his country, suceda what suceda, follow trusting his future.

In some statements to the 'Gazzetta dello Sport', Ronald of Boer has analysed the serial of the past window estival, and has recognised that his decision surprised in the breast of the Ajax. In Amsterdam thought that the youngster would bet by a group with a similar style to the of the club and the selection: "Clubs nearer to the system Ajax, like Barcelona and Manchester City, were interested, and had been him easier adapt".

"I thought that it would have taken a different decision, but respect a lot his election", has added, taking into account the justifications that the one of Leiderdorp has presented since it did official his traspaso. The crack insists in that the money that perceives in Turín -the offer salarial was upper to the rest- did not decant the scales, but what carried him to the Series To was his will to turn into an expert in defensive tasks.

The one of Hoorn has thrown the sight backwards and has rememorado how knew to the today central 'bianconeri': "it Was working in the Academy of Ajax, immediately liked me his character, serious, intelligent, kind, never complained, worked hard, learnt. And always it had the skills of the big defence, understood of where came the danger. I remember it in the team Sub14, when it returned to the following year was 30 higher centimetres".

Further of the difficulties to which confronts in the 'vecchia signora', where is living a marked year by the altibajos and the problems of adaptation, the ex player insists in that by his youth, qualities and personality, in the combined 'oranje' are safe that his destination is to triumph in a big of Europe, consolidated like one of the best in his place: "Of Ligt will be one of the best of this era, sure".

The Barça goes back to fix in Of Ligt

The Barça does not go it to have easy this summer, because the Juve could offer to Of Ligt in an exchange by Arthur. The midfield player does not want to go and the technicians consider him key piece of the new project, but some members of the sportive direction have doubts because the Brazilian has not consolidated and think that this would be an opportunity to armour the defence with the possible heir of Gerard Hammered.