De Ligt drops HUGE hint: I always wanted to be Ronaldo, my first shirt was his

Matthijs De Ligt is very tempted by the offer from Juventus, and he seems closer to a move for each day that passes.

To the Dutch news outlet vi.nl, the defender admitted that he dreamed of becoming like Ronaldo. Furthermore, as a child, his first jersey was that of the Portuguese striker.

'Everything is going fast, sometimes I realize it.' De Ligt said.

'During the season, in the club and during the various competitions, you don't really have time to think about it. But sometimes there are times when I realize that it's not normal.'

'As recently when I had dinner with my friends with whom I played soccer. There were also childhood friends. We came to the conclusion that I always wanted to be Cristiano Ronaldo when we played football in the garden. Especially at a time when he played in Manchester United.'

'Also my first football shirt was his. That dinner was immediately after the two challenges against Juventus, in which I had to face Ronaldo myself'.