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Juventus Step Up Pursuit of Ajax’s Matthijs de Ligt Amid Interest From Barcelona and Tottenham

Italian giants Juventus have increased their pursuit of young Ajax star Matthijs de Ligt as they are eager to convince the Netherlands international to come to Serie A next year.

De Ligt has impressed this season with strong performances at centre back. He is contracted at Ajax until 2021 with an estimated price tag of €50m, although it is understood that Juventus are willing to spend more than that to bring him to the Allianz Stadium.

According to Corriere dello Sport, I Bianconeri have restored talks with De Ligt’s agent Mino Raiola, who is renowned for many notable clients such as Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimoviu0107.