According to reports at Sport, Paris Saint-Germain have made Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt their No. 1 transfer target this summer.
The 19-year-old has been linked with moves to Barcelona and Manchester United, but PSG now look set to open negotiations with the Dutch champions following talks in Doha between senior Parisian officials regarding the club's transfer strategy.
A €70 million fee is rumoured to be the minimum that Ajax would be willing to accept for their top defensive asset, but with so many of Europe's biggest sides in the race for the Netherlands international, that price is set to rise even further.
Defensive signings look set to make the bulk of PSG's transfer dealings this summer following a disappointing showing in the Champions League, and with captain Thiago Silva nearing his 35th birthday, manager Thomas Tuchel is keen to recruit a long-term replacement.