Barcelona President Confirms Their Interest in Signing Ajax Starlet Matthijs de Ligt

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed that La Blaugrana are interested in signing Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt this summer, amid interest from the likes of Manchester City and Juventus.

The centre-back, who already captains his club at the tender age of 19, is set to be the subject of a bidding war this summer, as Europe's elite sides prepare to scrap to sign the talented Dutchman. The powerful defender already has 13 caps for the Netherlands' senior national team, and has won the European Golden Boy award for 2018.

UEFA Nations League A group 1'Germany v The Netherlands'

Discussing the possibility of his club signing the prodigious talent, via Football Espana, Bartomeu said: "We have followed de Ligt for a while. It's true he's a player we like, but Barça also have other important players in the squad. We will look at more things from March or April. We're delighted to watch him play and admire him, but there's nothing more at the moment.”

Barça signed midfielder Frenkie de Jong from Ajax for an eye-watering €86m in the January transfer window (before loaning him back to the Dutch side), which could be a key factor in de Ligt's decision to move to the Camp Nou. The Catalan giants are clearly looking to build for the future, and the dynamic duo have the potential to be Barcelona stars for years to come.

The news of Barcelona's interest will certainly come as a blow to interested Premier League sides. Manchester City are certain to invest in the summer transfer window, while Arsenal have also been touted as a potential destination for de Ligt, given Ajax's close links with the club given Marc Overmars and Denis Bergkamp's ties with both sides.

Comments

Arsenal midfielder Ozil in doubt for Blackpool

Mesut Özil is in doubt for Arsenal's FA Cup third-round tie with Blackpool on Sunday. The German has not played since being substituted at half-time in the Boxing Day draw with Brighton. He has been sidelined with a knee injury ever since, missing out on matches against Liverpool and Fulham. And Emery has hinted he could spend another week on the sidelines to recover. When asked if Oil would be involved against the League One outfit, the Spaniard told reporters at London Colney: "This morning, he didn't train.

Emery confirms worrying transfer news for Arsenal on Thursday

Arsenal manager Unai Emery has confirmed some worrying news for Arsenal fans with less than three weeks now left in the January transfer window. The Arsenal boss managed to sign several players during the summer but most of the deals were for a cheap price, significantly lesser than what rivals Chelsea and Liverpool were paying for their new signings. Club owner Stan Kroenke has been criticised by most fans for refusing to spend enough money when needed in the transfer market. Following the recent 5-1 humiliation away to Liverpool in the Premier League which exposed most of the team’s serious problems, several fans have been calling for signings to be made this month. However, speaking on transfers at his press conference on Thursday morning, Unai Emery revealed that the club is not financially capable of making any permanent purchases of players at the moment. Thus, the Arsenal boss insists that loans deal will be the Gunners’ best bet in the January transfer windo...

Arsenal’s Suarez update, Chelsea FC in talks to sign 24-year-old

Unai Emery has convinced Denis Suarez about a move to Arsenal from FC Barcelona as a the two clubs near a loan agreement for the 25-year-old midfielder. Here, we look at some of the top football transfer stories from the British and world media in The Sport Review’s Grapevine, published every day during the 2019 January transfer window. It was a busy summer transfer window in the Premier League as most of the top teams brought in significant reinforcements ahead of the start of the new campaign. Attentions will now turn towards the forthcoming January transfer window, as Premier League clubs begin considering brining in some potential reinforcements for the midway stage of the season. We’ll keep you up to date with the very latest transfer news concerning your club in our daily football gossip and rumours column. So, with the January transfer window now open, The Grapevine has the very latest football transfer news from the Premier League’s top clubs in the round-up belo...

Arsenal

Search This Blog