Another club has entered the heavyweight fight for Matthijs de Ligt

Matthijs de Ligt

The 19-year-old is one of the most sought-after players on the market this summer after shining as the Dutch club won the domestic double and reached the Champions League semi-finals.

Europe’s biggest clubs are set to enter a bidding war for the Netherlands international, with the likes of Barça, Manchester United, Juventus and Bayern Munich showing interest.

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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.