Juventus have announced the signing of highly-rated Dutch centre-back Matthijs De Ligt from Ajax. Juventus have announced the signing of highly-rated Dutch centre-back Matthijs De Ligt from Ajax. The 19-year-old, who had previously been linked with Manchester United and Barcelona, has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A champions. Juve have paid an initial fee of 75 million euros (£67.8million) for a player who helped Ajax reach last season's Champions League semi-finals and win the Eredivisie title, while reaching the Nations League final with Holland. At the weekend Leiderdorp-born De Ligt was left out of Ajax's squad for their summer tour to Austria pending a transfer and he arrived in Turin on Wednesday to undergo a medical at Juve's headquarters.

Source: Irish Independent July 18, 2019 08:03 UTC