To make matters even more encouraging for Cules, de Ligt recently explained: “What is my favorite club in Spain? I say Barcelona. Because of the connection with Ajax and the beautiful football. There are many things that are being written and as long as I do not hear anything, why should I worry about it? It does affect every player when he is mentioned at big clubs, with me that is no different. But it does not matter to me much, I still play at Ajax and am happy here.”
We talked about the need to sign reinforcements, including de Ligt, Clement Lenglet, Kalidou Koulibaly and Jonathan Tah in our latest The Barcelona Podcast. Have a listen:
With a reported valuation of €45 million and at least a decade and half of top-flight football ahead of him, signing de Ligt would be a wise move from the Barcelona board. Here’s why:
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