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It’s finally official! After two seasons at Bayern Munich, Matthijs De Ligt is moving to a new destination and is settling in at Manchester United for the next 5 seasons.
The Manchester club paid the sum of 50 million to secure the services of the player. The Dutch defender, who has been irregular at the Bavarian club, joins his former coach at Ajax Amsterdam, Erik ten Hag, at the Red Devils.
A few hours after signing, the former Juventus player did not hide his joy at signing for a legendary club like Manchester United but also at having joined his former mentor there.
“It’s an incredible challenge to have this opportunity at one of the biggest clubs in the world, in the biggest competition in the world. I’m excited by these new challenges. I hope I can play a part in the next story of Manchester United. I’m very excited. In fact, I’ve been waiting a long time! All through the holidays I’ve been waiting for the message, that it’s a fact, and now it’s finally here. So I can’t wait to get started,” he let go.
Before continuing on Erik ten Hag: “He (Ten Hag) was the first one to make me captain. He gave me a lot of confidence at a very young age.”
The Dutch international could also start the match against Fulham for the first day of the Premier League this Friday.
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