Juventus are reportedly €20m away from Ajax’s record asking price of €87m for defender Matthijs de Ligt.
There had been talk that Juve were ready to close De Ligt for €67m plus €13m in bonuses, but Sky Sport Italia confirmed last night that their opening bid stood at €55m with €10m in various addons.
Now, Tuttosport is claiming Ajax have increased their demands and now want €87m, using Virgil van Dijk as a reference.
Van Dijk is the world’s most expensive defender at €84.5m, paid by Liverpool in January 2018, and it is claimed Ajax believe the 19-year-old is worth more than that.
Goal.com still expects the Dutchman to become Bianconero this summer but only on the terms of his current club.
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