"Matthijs and Frenkie are your core, the pre-architects of the build-up and also the defence. The imposing defender joined the club's academy as a nine-year-old and left for Juventus a decade later in a deal worth up to £76m. "The potential is there to be world class and Matthijs is already showing it," says Jongkind. In the absence of Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, De Ligt will be even more crucial to Netherlands and head coach Frank de Boer this summer. 'Our wait is over' - Watch the BBC trail for our Euro 2020 coverage"I have never seen physical values like that before, incredible," he explains.

Source: BBC June 02, 2021 05:15 UTC