Barcelona academy director Patrick Kluivert has said he thinks defender Matthijs de Ligt "slightly regrets" his decision to join Juventus this past summer after being closely linked with a transfer to the Camp Nou.
The Blaugrana announced in January they had agreed a €75 million deal to sign De Ligt's former team-mate Frenkie de Jong in the summer, but their summer raid on Ajax stars ended there.
Kluivert—whose son, Justin, plays for AS Roma—told Mundo Deportivo (h/t Football Italia) about his talks with De Ligt regarding Barcelona, as well as his belief the defender may not be content in Turin:
"I didn't personally try to convince him about joining Barcelona.