Juventus believe Manchester City will enter the running to sign Matthijs de Ligt this summer, according to reports in the Italian media.
The Dutchman has been heavily linked with Chelsea over the past week, while the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool are also said to be interested in the defender.
De Ligt is reportedly keen to leave Juve but the Serie A club may demand a fee in excess of €100m (£86m) for the centre-back and supporters on Twitter are split on whether the player is worth the outlay:
Make it happen !!!!!!
— FortunateME (@fortunateme04) June 30, 2022
Won’t happen, we’re not dropping £80m+ on another CB
— Paul (@Vizehh_) June 30, 2022
YES !!!!!
— FortunateME (@fortunateme04) June 30, 2022
My man is 100m there are way better players for less
— 💥 (@RDMCFC) June 30, 2022
Good move City 💙💙
— J J (@AJ_seddy) June 30, 2022
Nah wont happen,if we don’t sign any player before pre-season forget about it
— Somebody out now (@B3Syndicate) June 30, 2022
Good replacement for Ake
— ☆ 𝐌.𝐁.𝐒 ☆ (@mbs_citizen) June 30, 2022
Mate he’s not even that good won’t be happy bout this one and they’ll want 70/80 mil 😂
— Hgp (@GidzOG) June 30, 2022
I would love de ligt at city him and Dias great duo de ligt great on the ball and good composure on the ball
— Lewis Openshaw (@LewisOpenshaw8) June 30, 2022
A lot depends on what happens with Nathan Ake. A host of teams, including Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham and Newcastle are said to be interested in de Ligt’s international teammate.
However, it is believed that City may demand in excess of £50m for Ake. If their asking price is met, though, it could finance a sizeable portion of any bid for de Ligt. We shall see how this situation unfolds.
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