When Matthijs de Ligt led Ajax to the semi finals of the UEFA Champions League last season, he was tipped as a natural leader.
In his early twenties, he had commandingly captained an young team and made them play out of their skin. Add to that he was good as a player as well.
Naturally, there was a huge race for teams to sign him. However, it was Juventus who ended up with the Dutch centre back. And now De Ligt has claimed he wants to stay with them for a long time.
I’m very happy in Turin, I hope to stay here for a long time,” De Ligt told Juventus TV.
“I was really proud of course, when a big club like Juve want you it’s a big honour.
“I always liked Juve as a club and now I’m happy and proud to wear this shirt.”
“The most important thing of all is always want to learn, grow and become a better player,” De Ligt said.
“I want to win as many trophies as possible, we want to achieve important goals. If you play for Juventus you must always try to win everything. And that’s what I want to do.”
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