Juventus target Matthijs de Ligt has confessed that ‘anyone would like to play for Barcelona at some point in their career.’
De Light has been heavily linked with taking the baton from Giorgio Chiellini in Juve’s defence, but the Ajax starlet appeared to admit he was open to following Frenkie de Jong to Barca.
“I can’t stop journalists talking about that, but it’s part of football” he told NU Sport.
Juventus target Matthijs de Ligt has confessed that ‘anyone would like to play for Barcelona at some point in their career.’
De Light has been heavily linked with taking the baton from Giorgio Chiellini in Juve’s defence, but the Ajax starlet appeared to admit he was open to following Frenkie de Jong to Barca.
“I can’t stop journalists talking about that, but it’s part of football” he told NU Sport.
“Now that Frenkie has completed his transfer it can happen to me, but the only thing that interests me is Ajax. That’s the only thing I’m working on.
“I’m just going to do my own thing and everything will work out if I do that. I think anyone would like to play for Barcelona at some point in their career.
“We’ll see where I end up, but for now I’m very happy at Ajax and I hope to have a good season here. Or maybe, seasons.
“I think it’s great for Frenkie to go to Barcelona. He deserves it and it’s great that he was able to settle this issue, although in reality the negotiations didn’t bother him much.”
Ajax recently signed Argentine defender Lisandro Magallan, so will he replace De Ligt in Amsterdam?
“He’s shown that he’s an experienced player, who knows what’s asked of him as a defender,” concluded the 19-year-old.