Matthijs de Ligt agrees to join Manchester United

Matthijs de Ligt, a Bayern Munich star, has agreed to move to Manchester United. He has played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax and joined Juventus in 2019. De Ligt's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, is negotiating with Manchester United. He has three years left on his contract with Bayern Munich. De Ligt is currently on international duty with the Netherlands at Euro 2024.

Matthijs De Ligt Agrees To Join Manchester United
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Matthijs de Ligt has reportedly agreed to move to Manchester United. The Bayern Munich star, a top target for the Red Devils, has previously played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax before joining Juventus in 2019. According to Fabrizio Romano, de Ligt has given the “green light” to a move to Old Trafford, with personal terms not expected to be an issue.

De Ligt’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, is currently negotiating exclusively with Manchester United. Talks are underway between the two clubs regarding the structure of the deal. The center-back has three years left on his contract with Bayern Munich, which he signed in 2022 after transferring from Juventus.De Ligt is currently on international duty with the Netherlands at Euro 2024, though he has yet to play a minute for Ronald Koeman’s side.

The Netherlands are set to face Romania in the last 16 on Tuesday evening, with a victory leading to a quarter-final clash against either Austria or Turkey on Saturday. At the club level, de Ligt made 30 appearances across all competitions for Bayern last season, scoring twice. He faced intense competition at the German club, competing with Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, and Eric Dier for a starting position.

Here is the highlight video of Matthijs de Ligt.

Matthijs de Ligt

Matthijs de Ligt

Defender

NetherlandsNetherlands

Age: 25

189 cm

89 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 22 12 Missed
Minutes 1390 63.2 Avg
Goals 2 0.1 Avg
Assist 0 0.0 Avg
Attempt 2 0.1 Avg
Passes 1177 53.585.9% AvgSucc
Yellow 5 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 22 times for 1390 minutes for Bundesliga.

Matthijs de Ligt scored 2 goals for FC Bayern München. He procured no assists. He received 5 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 2nd in Bundesliga. In the last match FC Bayern München lost 4-2 against TSG Hoffenheim.

FC Bayern München performance and stats

FC Bayern München

Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Rank 2nd
Win 23
Draw 3
Loss 7
Goals 92-41
Diff 51
Rank 1st
Win 5
Draw 1
Loss 0
Goals 12-6
Diff 6
This season

FC Bayern München is currently 2nd in the Bundesliga with 72 points.

In the last 34 games, it has won 23 times, drawn 3 times, and lost 8 times. In its last match, FC Bayern München lost 4-2 against TSG Hoffenheim.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 92 goals and conceding 41.​