{"id":1093138,"date":"2019-06-10T16:52:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1093138"},"modified":"2019-06-10T16:53:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T15:53:48","slug":"ronaldo-de-ligt-barcelona-juventus-snub","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/ronaldo-de-ligt-barcelona-juventus-snub\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo asks Matthijs de Ligt to snub Barcelona for Juventus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo has attempted to persuade Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt to join him at Juventus next season, according to the defender.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pair faced each other in yesterday\u2019s Nations League final, after which the Portuguese star made the suggestion to his opponent.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Juventus sign Matthijs de Ligt? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Matthijs de Ligt is the Ajax captain at just 19 years old.<\/li>\n<li>The defender is expected to make a big-money move this summer.<\/li>\n<li>He has been linked with both PSG and Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Ronaldo suggested to the player he should consider a move to Juve.<\/li>\n<li>Juve could struggle to compete financially after already agreeing a deal for Aaron Ramsey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7284737-it-s-time-to-talk-about-a-potential-bernard-or-silva\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAGB1_lwBKG8A\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Matthijs de Ligt is a wanted man this summer. The 19-year-old has already been linked with several of European football\u2019s top clubs, after some outstanding displays with Ajax this season.<\/p>\n<p>The young captain is being reportedly chased by PSG, Barcelona and Manchester United, yet that didn\u2019t stop Cristiano Ronaldo from adding Juventus to that list on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Matthijs de Ligt or Frenkie de Jong? 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I was a little shocked, so I laughed, but I didn&#8217;t say anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shortly after the game you are not at all concerned with it, you are disappointed you have lost and that is the only thing you are thinking about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1093110\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/centre-forward-transfer-targets-everton-sheffield-utd-premier-league-clubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1093110\" class=\"wp-image-1093110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS.jpg\" alt=\"centre-forward transfer targets Premier League\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/06\/10131242\/UNDER-THE-RADAR-CFS-940x530.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1093110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">READ MORE:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/centre-forward-transfer-targets-everton-sheffield-utd-premier-league-clubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Under the radar centre-forward transfer options for Everton, Sheffield United and other Premier League clubs<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Both Manchester United and Liverpool are expected to be in for the defender who helped Ajax reach the Champions League semi-final this season. He starred in both legs of their victory over Ronaldo\u2019s former side, Real Madrid, further alerting the world to his talents.<\/p>\n<p>They were defeated by Tottenham thanks to a dramatic late goal from Lucas Moura yet Ajax did pip PSV to the Eredivisie title.<\/p>\n<p>The defender has made 117 senior appearances for Ajax and was recognised for his efforts by winning the 2018 Golden Boy award.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"7c4c485a-3260-4ab4-8346-d80b747acdcd\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cristiano Ronaldo has attempted to persuade Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt to join him at Juventus next season, according to the defender. The pair faced each other in yesterday\u2019s Nations League final, after which the Portuguese star made the suggestion to his opponent. Could Juventus sign Matthijs de Ligt? 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