Cristiano Ronaldo asked Matthijs de Ligt to join him at Juventus after the pair met in the UEFA Nations League final on Sunday.
De Ligt was on the losing side as Portugal built on their Euro 2016 to claim yet another crown with a 1-0 victory, but the Ajax defender was seen laughing with Ronaldo after the final whistle.
"Ronaldo asked me to go to Juventus," De Ligt revealed in the mixed zone after the defeat.
"I was surprised by his request, which is why I laughed.
"I didn't understand him at first."
De Ligt is wanted by many of Europe's elite, notably Barcelona, but he's only thinking about taking some time off now.
"I'm going on holidays now," he said.
"I'm going to think about what's best for me and then I'll decide.
"It's important for a young player to play, that's the only thing I'm sure of."
Fineboy Chillen
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when the king says "you're welcome in advance" definitely you have to show up De Ligt π΅
KLEMIN
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Next article would be "Gareth Bale told me to join him in the hospital"
Amanda-
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Ronaldo is doing great job for juventus on and off the field. Congratulations πππΎπ Portugal π΅πΉ and especially to Ronaldo
Longlife2000
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It is important for a young player to play. The message is very simple and concise.. I love Barcelona but will the coach have enough guts to put Pique,Lenglet or Umtiti on the bench for me?? I am very young and cannot ruin my career by going to a club where I will sit on the bench because of love.
lukzlat910
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So now PSG, Barca, United and Juventus will be in pursuit, we're gonna start seeing more articles saying "De Ligt drops another hint on future"
Maxpower
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Great players know when they see talent, they want to be near it to help it succeed. De Ligt could learn a lot from Van Dijk at Liverpool, but he has the backline of Italy he can learn from, and Italians specialize in defending, he can learn a lot at Juve. Anywhere De Ligt goes he will for sure have an impact on his team
VanishPrasad
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First Barcelona, then PSG and Manchester United. And now Juventus. Who's next in De Ligt's mind? Arsenal?
wubaeir
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Yeah but the goat said de ligt should come to barca and we all know goat>>>>>>king
Goat can't kill king but King can kill Goat πππ