'De Ligt joins Juventus because of potential Champions League champions'

The former Dutch defender, Mario Melchiot, tried to guess the contents of Matthijs De Ligt's head when rejecting Barcelona and Manchester United to join Juventus. He believes the 20-year-old thinks he can win the Champions League trophy with the Bianconeri.
As you know, De Ligt was the main target of a number of European giants in the transfer market last summer. This can be said as a reaction to the slick appearance with Ajax Amsterdam in the previous season.

Manchester United, Barcelona, ​​and also Juventus elbow each other in order to seduce Ajax to release him. They also have to deal with a superagen that houses many reliable players around the world, Mino Raiola.

In the end, Juventus became a club that managed to get the services of De Ligt. The defending champions of Serie A must spend 85 million euros to get it.

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Many thought De Ligt chose Juventus because of money. From the report of The Guardian, it is known that the Dutch national team penggawa get a five-year contract with a fee of 460 thousand pounds per week if all clauses are reached.

But Melchiot disagrees with the assumption of most people. The figure who has also been guarding the Chelsea defense is convinced that De Ligt sees Juventus as the club with the most potential to win the Champions League trophy this season.

"Italian football always looks at defenders. In Italy, they respect the defender. Italian football is back as it used to be. Big stars are playing there. I feel Juventus are the strongest candidate to win the Champions League," Melchiot told Goal.

"It's not easy to win eight titles in a row. De Ligt is in the team of stars. He played like this for years. He always has it. Man United? It is a club that might not be stable. They are rebuilding," he continued. .

"Barcelona? They are also going through a change and they are not considered successful if they do not reach the Champions League final. Juventus look the closest and may have the best chance to win it this season. That is his choice," he added.

De Ligt's departure, as well as Frenkie De Jong, who moved to Barcelona, ​​is believed to be the starting gate for the Ajax youth care exodus this season. But apparently, this did not happen.

Ajax was a success because it successfully defended a number of important players from the temptations of the big team during this transfer window. These include Judge Ziyech and Donny van De Beek.

As a figure who began his playing career with Ajax, Melchiot said he was happy to see some important players survive at the Cruyff Arena. Especially to Ziyech who resisted the temptation of Sevilla.

"Losing only two players is a positive thing. Some of the players I like, like Ziyech who extended his contract. He said he just wanted to leave the club for the big team. He said no to Sevilla, and I like that."

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