Manchester United could reportedly have been handed a major boost in their rumoured transfer pursuit of Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt this summer.
The Netherlands international is one of the most exciting young players in the world after a tremendous season for Ajax to win the Eredivisie title and make it to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
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The Daily Mirror have been among the sources to link De Ligt strongly with United, who are undoubtedly in need of a new centre-back of his calibre to provide an upgrade on flops like Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Eric Bailly.
The latest from well-connected journalist Marcal Lorente is that Barcelona really may be out of the running for De Ligt now as he’s deemed unaffordable by the Catalan giants.
Info @sinconcesiones.
?? De Ligt se aleja del Barça.
El club considera que, económicamente, la operación es inasumible y ve que hay otras prioridades que cubrir en la plantilla
El defensa holandés solo vendría si hiciera un esfuerzo rebajando las pretensiones que ha pedido.
— Marçal Lorente (@Marsallorente) May 27, 2019
ESPN previously reported that Man Utd felt Barcelona would likely win the race for the 19-year-old, but this latest development sounds like very good news indeed for the Red Devils.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could do with a big boost like this as he faces a tough job at Old Trafford, but the signing of De Ligt could truly help turn this team back into Premier League title contenders again.
