Matthijs de Ligt: Why Juventus over PSG, Barcelona

Football
19 Jul 2019 • 7:52 PM MYT
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Juventus signing Matthijs de Ligt admits Fabio Cannavaro influenced his choice.

De Ligt chose to sign for Juve ahead of PSG and Barcelona.

The former Ajax captain explained: "My future? I thought about it a lot, I decided to wait until the end of the holidays. I made my decision to leave after the semi final with Ajax last year.

"Many people talk about me, I want to give the best of myself. As a child, I loved Fabio Cannavaro a lot and that's why I wore the Juventus jersey (when he was a child).

"I'm a fan of Juve since I was a child. Why Juve and not Bara or Paris? As I said, it was a long process. Italy has a great tradition of defence. For me, it's a big challenge, Juve then showed me that they really believed in me and that they wanted me strongly."