Barcelona continue to work on the signing of Dutch centre-back Matthijs de Ligt. In recent weeks, the club have put their foot on the accelerator and are even working on the contract they plan to offer the Ajax defender and his agent, Mino Raiola.
The general lines of the terms are more or less defined and De Ligt has given them his blessing in the last contact they had with him. Barca will offer a five-year deal, until June 2024, and a salary similar to what they are going to pay his club and international teammate Frenkie de Jong.
Barca have made it clear they feel it's a huge signing for the future. The contract offer will also include a number of variables depending on De Ligt's performances at Camp Nou.
As soon as the contract's drawn up and given the approval by the legal team, Barca will pass it on to the Dutchman and his agent. As soon as they give it the green light, Barca will be clear to begin talks with Ajax. The Catalans have already indicated to them that they're very interested in De Ligt but haven't made a formal offer yet.
Communication between Barca and Ajax is fluid -- as proven by the De Jong deal. The Blaugrana will look to pay an initial 60 million euros, plus a number of add ons.
Barca have been working on the deal for a long time. Not long ago, in an interview with ESPN, Josep Maria Bartomeu suggested it was on track. "I know what will happen with De Ligt but it's not the moment [to talk about it]. We're still in competition. There will be time to talk about him."
De Ligy, meanwhuile, is also focused on competition. Ajax's treble hunt includes a Champions League quarterfinal against Juventus. Talks will be sidelined until that tie is settled.
ZaynAhmed
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it's happen I'm very happy now.De jong would be delighted to he played along with his friend again
geniferrr
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Its good to see Barcelona are bringing in young players with great potential while Messi, Busquets, Pique, Suarez are still playing. It will be a nice learning curve for them. Still it makes me sad foreseeing the departure or retirement of our current stars.
JustGoWithIt
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Bright Future For This Lad
Moomin17
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De ligt is top 10 defender this season and that too at age of 19 and still has alot of room for improvement . Barca are going to be set for a decade on CB position with him in squad 💙❤. I can see a Legend in making.
SudarshanParajuli_
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I would love to see him in juve , but I know everyone want to play with GOAT , so he should join barca . As pique is ageing will also have a great future there .
binaries
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De Ligt to Barcelona is as clear as day. De Telegraaf reported it a few weeks ago. Bartomeu said last week that he knows what will happen.
wildcaterdo
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The tracking back from Frenkie De Jong—one of the reasons why Barcelona have agreed a deal to sign him from Ajax this summer
Mosanya
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It seems more and more logical and likely that Mathijs de Ligt will follow Frenkie de Jong towards Barcelona and I can’t describe in words how much joy I already feel when I think of our players playing on the same pitch with Lionel Messi.
Wepbilps
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Barcelona have to replace their name as Ajaxlona 😂
AngelBhusalBarçafan
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I would love to see him in juve , but I know everyone want to play with GOAT , so he should join barca . As pique is ageing will also have a great future there .
It’s rare to see a Juve fan calling Messi the GOAT nowadays.