Edwin van der Sar reveals where Ajax star Matthijs de Ligt is heading next

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt will end up at a big club in England or Spain, according to CEO Edwin van der Sar.

Matthijs De Ligt

The centre-back was one of the stars of the Dutch club’s remarkable run to the Champions League semi-finals, which ended in dramatic circumstances on Wednesday.

Ajax led 2-0 on the night, with De Ligt scoring the opener, and 3-0 on aggregate in Amsterdam – before Tottenham launched an extraordinary second-half comeback to win 3-2 in the final minute of stoppage time thanks to Lucas Moura’s hat-trick and go through on away goals.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.