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Matthijs de Ligt: 5 Reasons Why the Dutch Wonderkid Should Choose Juventus

Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt will be leaving the Johan Cruyff Arena this summer as one of Europe's hottest transfer prospects.

The Dutch centre-back has been strongly linked with the likes of Barcelona, Liverpool, and PSG, but it seems that he will be swapping the red and white of Ajax for the black and white of Juventus.

Here are five reasons why we think that a move to Juventus would be the most beneficial for the highly rated youngster.

De Ligt will be moving to a club that is known for it's incredibly good defending. Legendary defender Giorgio Chiellini has been a rock in the Juventus defence since he joined in 2005, and at the age of 34, Chiellini will be entering the final few years of his career meaning that De Ligt would be the perfect replacement.