Juventus finally strike deal for Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt – report

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Ajax have agreed to sell Matthijs de Ligt to Juventus for €70 million, according to Dutch reports.

Matthijs de Ligt

The centre-back agreed personal terms with the Italian champions earlier this summer, but the two clubs have taken some time to settle on a fee.

De Telegraaf believes that the transfer can now be completed after Ajax accepted a sale of the Holland international for around €70 million.

The clubs were eager to finalise the transfer before the Eredivisie side head to Austria for pre-season training.

Juve’s first offer was €50m without bonuses, which came after De Ligt, his father and supervisor Barry Hulshoff were told last summer that he would be allowed to leave for that price if he stayed for another year.

However, current Ajax sporting director Marc Overmars was unaware of any such agreement and stuck to a much higher valuation of the Dutchman.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.