Bayern Munich confirm signing of 22-year-old defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus in a deal worth £68m
/dnl.tntsports.co.uk/sd/img/placeholder/tnt_logo_1x1.png){kind=logo}
Updated 19/07/2022 at 18:20 GMT+1
Matthijs de Ligt's difficult stay at Juventus is at an end after the Netherlands centre-back completed his move to Bayern Munich for £68m. De Ligt joined the Old Lady from Ajax in 2019 but never fully convinced in Serie A as Juventus lost out on the Scudetto in both 2021 and 2022. De Ligt will compete with the likes of Dayot Upamecano and Benjamin Pavard for a spot in the Bavarians' backline.
'I'm here to help Barca get back on top' - Lewandowski on La Liga move
Matthijs de Ligt's £68m move to Bayern Munich has been confirmed by the club.
With the Bavarians selling Niklas Sule and David Alaba in the last year, their defensive stocks had become depleted - but the Dutchman's arrival from Juventus goes some way to addressing that issue.
De Ligt has long been considered one of Europe's most promising young centre-backs, but at 22 years old and after three seasons in Serie A, he hasn't quite kicked on in the manner some had expected he would following his big-money move to Turin in 2019.
Now however he has a new stage on which to impress under Bayern boss Julian Nagelsmann.
De Ligt said of the reasons for his move: "First of all I really felt the love and appreciation from the board and the trainer [Nagelsmann].
"That's for me really important.
"Second of all I think Bayern Munich is an amazing club, it's one of the best-run clubs in the world and I'm really proud to be part of this group."
De Ligt becomes Bayern's fourth signing of the close season, having already brought in Sadio Mane, Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui - the latter pair from de Ligt's former club Ajax.
The deal taking de Ligt to Germany will see Bayern pay an initial £59.5m plus a further £8.5m in add-ons. He has signed a five-year deal at the club.
Bayern begin their Bundesliga campaign on August 5 when they travel to Eintracht Frankfurt.
They will be looking to secure the German title for an eleventh consecutive year.
Related Topics
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement