According to a statement released by the Bundesliga champions on Tuesday, Bayern Munich has signed Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus on a contract that runs through 2027.
The centre back reportedly cost €67 million to acquire. With the possibility of an additional €10 million in performance-related bonuses, according to Juventus.
Bayern Munich acquires Juventus’ Dutch defender De Ligt
However, de Ligt had long been interested in joining Bayern. Chelsea was apparently also interested. Recently, the German powerhouse sold Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, giving Barcelona access to their talisman.
While this is going on, Paul Pogba and Angel Di Maria have joined Juventus from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively.
We considered De Ligt to be a priority target. We can achieve our lofty goals with additions like these, according to Bayern president Herbert Hainer.
De Ligt enrolled in the Ajax academy when he was nine years old and made his professional debut for the Dutch champions in 2016 at the age of 17, netting his first goal in the process. De Ligt made his debut for the Netherlands national team in 1945. And is now the youngest captain in Ajax history.
He won the league and cup with Ajax in 2019 before moving on to Juventus in Serie A, where he scored 13 goals in 117 competitive games.
In 117 games and eight goals in all competitions. he won one league title, one cup, and one Italian Super Cup with the Turin-based side. While he has 38 caps and two goals in international play for the Netherlands.
“I’m delighted to join this outstanding club as a player. Germany’s most prosperous club, FC Bayern, is also among the most prosperous teams in Europe and the entire world. I was persuaded by the sporting administration’s sincere gratitude, the coach’s leadership, and the board’s support from the outset. FC Bayern is a fantastically run organisation with lofty goals, on top of all that. De Ligt said in a press that he is delighted to now be a part of the FC Bayern saga.