As confirmed by the player himself, Juventus will soon sit on the table with the entourage of Matthijs de Ligt in the hopes of finding an agreement over a contract renewal.
The Dutchman initially landed in Turin back in 2019, and has a deal that ties him to the club until 2024.
However, the Italians would like to extend the length of the contract to avoid losing the services of another top player for free.
But according to Corriere dello Sport via JuventusNews24, two contractual hurdles are separating between Juventus and de Ligt.
First, the club would like to lower the defender’s salary. The management has been adamant on lowering the wage bill since the arrival of CEO Maurizio Arrivabene last summer, and the 22-year-old is, after all, the squad’s highest earner.
For his part, the center back want to lower the buyout clause which is currently worth 125 million euros. Therefore, these two knots must be solved before the inking of a new deal.
Hence, this situation has prompted the interest of two top Premier League clubs: Chelsea and Manchester United.
The Blues are longtime admirers of the Netherlands international, and following the departure of Antonio Rudiger, they’re desperate to find themselves another top defender.
On the other hand, the Red Devils have recently appointed Erik ten Hag as manager. The Dutch tactician was famously in charge of Ajax when de Ligt rose to stardom, and would definitely relish a reunion with his old pupil.
Go to a club on a REAL rebuild, with a positive manager that you`ve worked with before, who`s club isn`t the scapegoat of the whole of Italy? What would you do? and if you say United not in UCL, how far do you think we`re getting under allegriball next season? probably as many people watch the EPL anyway. We can use the money to get world class defenders that will still be useful when allegri leaves. The kid wants to leave anyway at least he`s being kinda straightforward about it and not a filthy traitor that`s turned his legacy to dust agreeing a move to a club that destroyed serie a and our reputation forever.
You are exhausting. Sometimes I wonder if you’re a Juve fan at all. Why would you want one of the best defenders in his generation to leave the club? I understand you hate allegri, but surely you want the best players to remain at the club? How quickly you forget the power of the BBC defense, and the success it gave us (MANAGED BY ALLEGRI). De ligt is a vital piece to rebuilding our dynasty
Been a Juventus fan for 2 decades thanks, no none has the right to gatekeep anyone`s opinion. Where did I say I wanted him to leave? nowhere. He has asked for his clause to be lowered to 70m, stalling on his extension this is simply an observation of his mindset. BBC was A LONG TIME AGO in footballing terms, and rebuilding a dynasty on someone that might not want to stay isn`t very stable.
agree, anything can happen. Just like the Pogba story
I don’t think Allegri did wrong. Sarri was the one that destroyed the team. As to de Ligt, we need to sell him while he’s worth lots of money. We can buy another Gatti. Still, we have Bonucci, Demiral and Rugani. Let’s invest in young. I don’t see a reason to panic
Being a juventus fan for 3 decades,I won’t want him to leave,he is an asset to the club