Barcelona may be late with the purchase of De Ligt

13 May 2018, 16:54 | Football 
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Defender Ajax Matejs De Ligt can appear in other command earlier, than Barcelona dares to get it.

To get De Ligt Catalans wanted in the winter transfer window, but for a number of reasons the deal never took place.

As reported by Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona still intends to sign De Ligt, but is not going to rush into his transfer and hopes to make a deal in the summer of 2019.

In this case, the Dutch The Telegraph informs that Matejs has already informed the management of Ajax about the desire to leave the club at the end of this season.

It is expected that for the player Amsterdamers will ask for 55 million euros, because the club that will be ready to pay this amount, can intercept De Ligt from Barcelona. Among the contenders for Matejs called Manchester City and Tottenham.

As for Barcelona, ??the future summer "blue-pomegranate" is planned to get striker Atletico Antoine Grizmann, who will cost them 100 million euros. At the same time the president of the club Josep Bartomeu and did say that the Catalans will be ready to spend in the summer off-season not more than 60 million euros.

Thus, the purchase of De Ligt's "blue-pomegranate" want to be postponed for financial reasons. In the end, however, Barcelona risks losing the player.

This season, Matejs spent 33 matches in Eredivizi, in which he scored 3 goals and 2 assists.

Источник: football.ua