Barcelona's Abidal wooing Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt
Posted Wednesday, November 28, 2018 by ESPN
Catalunya Radio show "El Club de la Mitjanit" ran a report saying that Barcelona's director of football, Eric Abidal, has met with Ajax centre-back Matthijs de Ligt ahead of a potential move.
The former France international made the trip to Amsterdam to woo the Dutch defender, in an attempt to move to the front of the queue as an increasing number of clubs eye the 19-year-old.
The Catalans are looking for the next generation of players to continue their tradition of winning in style, and with the La Masia conveyor belt of talent slowing down they have had to look to other clubs to acquire this type of talent.
Centre-back De Ligt, who played all 90 minutes as Ajax beat AEK Athens 2-0 in the Champions League, is comfortable on the ball and should fit the Barcelona way of playing. And former Barca and Finland star Jari Litmanen believes the Spanish club will have to pay a world record fee to get him.
"Can you imagine what he will be like at 23?" he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I don't know if he will go to Juventus [Litmanen was asked specifically if he could join Juve], but when he leaves Ajax, he will be the most expensive defender in history."
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