Juventus might have to deal with possibly losing Matthijs de Ligt at the end of this season.
The Dutchman remains one of Europe’s finest defenders, and he has continued to attract the attention of clubs around the continent despite playing for Juve.
Because Mino Raiola represents him, it is hard to be too comfortable with his future when he hasn’t signed a new long-term contract.
Juve will ask for around 100m euros if it ever considers selling the former Ajax man.
Ordinarily, that fee should scare off some of his suitors, but Tuttomercatoweb claims he has at least two clubs willing to offer Juve that much to sign him.
The report claims in the summer, Barcelona and Chelsea will offer them that amount to test their dedication to keeping hold of him.
Juve FC Says
De Ligt is one of the finest defenders in Europe now and an important member of our current squad.
The defender is, however, not indispensable and it would be smart to cash in on him when his market value is high.
By the summer, we should have offered him a new deal if we want to keep him.
If he won’t accept our offer, then the club should sell him for 100m euros. We can get much cheaper replacements that will still do a good job.
no, and we shouldn`t it would be insane
First question, how much is this greedy Dutch fat guy’s cut of the 100 and secondly, what two top defenders can you buy for 100 minus x? Is De Ligt that important? Can’t answer an of these questions at the moment tbh.
It’s pretty simple really. Come the summer de Ligt will have two years remaining on his contract, so either we offer him a new deal or he has to be sold as he will be at the peak of his value. Personally, I think we should cash in and I suspect Raiola will want to move him on most likely to the EPL. Juventus’ defence will need to be refreshed considering Bonucci & Chiellini’s age and the fact that Alex Sandro is a walking disaster and needs to go as soon as possible. The likes of Andreas Christensen and Pau Torres are high-quality defenders and would be good solid signings. Luca Pellegrini has so much potential and needs to play more and De Sciglio & Rugani are still good squad players who can contribute when needed. I don’t think de Ligt leaving would be a big blow as I never thought of him being at Juventus for a large part of his career. I always thought he would move before the end of his contract and I suspect the club is already planning for a possible exit.
De Ligt is more an iconic player, and probably overrated. I have a feeling that Gatti will do as good as he does. Furthermore, both Bonucci and Chiellini, are better choices than de Ligt at the moment. It looks like he reached his peak form and we’ll need to sell him to raise funds and get rid of a huge wage bill