Manchester United have discussed the transfer of Juventus’ Matthijs Ligt defender, according to a new report from Italy.
The Red Devils are believed to be in the midfield reinforcements market.
The form of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof and the propensity for injury of Raphael Varane have been a matter of concern for the past year.
In addition, recent reports state that both Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe will leave the club, with the future of Phil Jones also uncertain.
De Ligt would be a world-class addition to the central defense squad and moved the transfer languages over the weekend when he said:
“There are ongoing talks between me and Juventus. Once the time comes, I will decide to expand or look further.”
Matthijs de Ligt: “There are ongoing talks between me and Juventus. Once the time comes, I will decide to expand or look further,” explains @NOS. 🇳🇱 #Juve
The current agreement expires in June 2024; in the event of a new agreement, the release clause would be reduced [current one €120m]. pic.twitter.com/y0LCfPE5b2
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 5, 2022
The problem is that Juventus are asking some of their higher salaries to reduce their salary to adapt to their new salary cap plan, but the player is reluctant to do so.
This alerted many of the best clubs in Europe, including United. And according to Calciomercato.it, United have already been asked, but the salary has been rejected, which is believed to be 12 million euros a year (just under 200,000 pounds per week).
“Juventus have already done so [made] an offer of around 7.5 million euros including bonuses, certainly below the current 12 million earned by the Dutch. This is not surprising, as the Juventus club has set the maximum salary of its players at 7.5.
“The answer was clear: with these figures, De Ligt will not renew with Juventus. win the Champions.
“In relation to the Manchester United consultation … it should be emphasized that this was not received enthusiastically by De Ligt, especially because the ‘Red Devils’ could not guarantee him a salary of 12 million euros.
“Juventus have not received any official offers to date and, according to the current scenario, the Dutchman should remain in Turin for at least one season.”
It seems strange that United are not willing to pay the Dutch international a salary of 197,000 pounds, much less than Raphael Varane and almost the same as Harry Maguire, for a player of the quality of De Ligt. On paper, the £ 102m release clause would seem to be much more of an obstacle.
The player is another former Ajax star who is rumored to join Erik ten Hag’s United Revolution.
The list of goals in this regard continues to grow. With Donny van de Beek already at the club, numerous and numerous reports have linked the Red Devils with Frenkie de Jong and current stars Jurrien Timber and Antony, as well as the 22-year-old.