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Man Utd Rejected Chance to Sign Matthijs de Ligt Last Summer Over Concerns He'd Get Fat

Manchester United missed out on the signing of rising star Matthijs de Ligt over concerns that he would become too fat.

The Ajax captain looks set for a big money move this summer after emerging as one of Europe's hottest young properties this season, having guided his side to the Champions League semi-finals.

De Ligt will likely fetch a fee of around £75m, a figure which would reflect the heroics of his exploits in Amsterdam this term but the Mirror report that United could have signed the Dutchman for a much smaller fee just one year ago.