Matthijs de Ligt is very close to becoming a Bayern Munich player. According to German media reports, the Bavarian club has reached a verbal agreement with Juventus to incorporate the 22-year-old Dutch central defender, and the official announcement is expected in the next few hours.
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Said agreement would contemplate the disbursement by Bayern of 70 million fixed euros and another 10 in variables to Juventus as a transfer to incorporate De Ligt into its squad.
Increase the offer with the money for Lewandowski
Bayern, with fresh money after the departure of Robert Lewandowski to Barça on Saturday, has increased its offer during the day compared to the 60 fixed and 10 variables initially rejected by Juventus. The operation will be closed around the 80 that the Turin club set itself to start negotiating.
For its part, Bayern had already agreed for days with De Ligt the terms of the contract, which would be for five years, that is, until June 30, 2027. The player had shown his interest in changing the air although In recent days, due to the lack of agreement between clubs, Juventus considered offering the central defender a renewal.
Three years and three titles at Juventus
Consequently, De Ligt is about to end a three-year spell at Juventus, who signed him in July 2019 for 85.50 million euros after beating their competitor, a Barça team that was also very interested in incorporating to center.
De Ligt has won a Serie A (2020), a Coppa Italia (2021) and a Supercoppa (2021) with Juventus.