Why Manchester United could beat Barcelona to the signing of Matthijs de Ligt

Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt wants to join Barcelona this summer, but his agent would prefer him to sign for Manchester United, Bayern Munich or Juventus.

De Ligt has starred for the Amsterdammers this season, helping Erik ten Hag's side reach the Champions League semi-finals and challenge for the Eredivisie title.

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).