Several Italian means, between them 'Tuttosport' and 'The Gazzetta dello Sport', coincide in ensuring that Matthijs of Ligt would have telephoned in the last hours to the trainer of the Juventus of Turín, Maurizio Sarri, to know more on the paper that would have in the staff 'bianconeri', as long as it finish fraguando his arrival to the team transalpino in the next dates.
The supposed poll of the central Dutch has to see with his big priority to the hour to choose team: the minutes and opportunities of game that will have. To level futbolístico there is not doubt that the FC Barcelona is his favourite, but the Juventus could offer him something that the Barça could not give him in his first and second year: the indisputable titularity.
On the other hand, to Of Ligt also would convince him the economic proposal, and the fact of recalar in a club with aspirations to all the titles in dispute. Before taking a definite decision, in any case, wants to know all the details and tie capes on all the options that has on of the table. From here the call to Sarri, the one who would have remained very satisfied after the telephone contact.
And it is that, although the president of the Barça Josep Maria Bartomeu left opened the possibility on the possible signing of Of Ligt by the Barça, generating intrigue when ensuring that it knows "in which team will play the next season", the reality is that the Juventus of Turín keeps on being to day of today the big favourite to do with his services.
The future of Matthijs of Ligt is still in the air
The Ajax did not remain satisfied with the first economic proposal of the Italians and the negotiations would have cooled , but this does not want to say that they can not reactivate anytime to arrive to an agreement. The FC Barcelona is attentive to all the informations, and has the extra joker to have fichado already to Of Jong, big fellow of Matthijs of Ligt.
At the end, everything seems to indicate that the election will be between Juventus and FC Barcelona. It remains a lot of summer by in front, so Of Ligt does not have why take an already same decision. It will follow reflexionando, listening all the councils and, when it arrive the moment, will announce his decision. If it finish landing in the Barça, will be a grata surprise.