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Manchester City target Matthijs de Ligt would be perfect for Tottenham

According to reports from The Telegraph, Manchester City are closely looking at Holland international defender Matthijs de Ligt, with technical director Txiki Bergiristain is expected to hold talks with the club’s Dutch scouts about the exciting youngster.

The report claims that Bergiristain was in Amsterdam this week and held meetings with chief Dutch scout Kelvin De Lang about the club’s plans for the summer. The 18-year-old has been superb this season, and put up an impressive performance for the Netherlands against England in March.

He is being watched by several other Premier League clubs including Tottenham with Football London reporting that Spurs are interested in luring him to north London, although they will have to pay around £50 million to convince Ajax to sell one of their upcoming stars.