Ignite our tomorrow - did Juventus just tease De Ligt signing?
Juventus is reportedly set to close a deal for Matthijs de Ligt and the Serie A champion has hinted big news is in the offing.
Published : Jun 30, 2019 19:04 IST
Matthijs de Ligt is reportedly close to joining Juventus and the Serie A champion may have hinted a deal for the Ajax captain is imminent.
Netherlands centre-back De Ligt has been at the centre of one of the close-season's most intriguing transfer sagas after leading Ajax to the semifinal of the Champions League.
Ajax knocked out Juve on its way to the last four with De Ligt subsequently linked with clubs including Manchester United, Liverpool and Barcelona – the latter having already swooped for club and country team-mate Frenkie de Jong.
De Ligt's agent Mino Raiola denied earlier in the month that he had finalised a transfer to take his client to Paris Saint-Germain and Juve is now said to be the frontrunner to seal a deal for the 19-year-old, with a deal potentially ready to be confirmed on Monday.
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And on Sunday, Juve's official club Twitter account posted an intriguing message that hinted at a major announcement to be made on July 1 - the same date.
"Ignite our tomorrow," said a tweet accompanied by a short video clip.
Ajax was said to be holding out for a fee close to €75million for De Ligt.