Jaap Stam backs youngster to shine at Manchester United: “He would fit very well”

Matthijs De Ligt

The Netherlands international is one of the most sought-after players on the market this summer, with United, Barcelona, Juventus and Bayern Munich among the interested clubs.

De Ligt, who has been rated at around £75 million, admitted himself this week that he “doesn’t know yet” what the future holds but revealed that “several clubs are interested”.

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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.