FC Barcelona is considering making a move for Matthijs de Ligt, who currently has to settle for a place on the bench at Bayern Munich. Catalan brings that news Mundo Deportivo out on Thursday. The 24-year-old defender is contracted to the Allianz Arena until mid-2027, but will have to tolerate Kim Min-Jae and Dayot Upamecano this season. Barça therefore smells an opportunity to pick up the 42-time international for an attractive price.
Deco, sporting director at Barcelona, has to look for opportunities in the transfer market to strengthen his selection. Due to the club’s financial situation, the Portuguese mainly has to rely on cheap players or rental transfers. For example, he managed to temporarily take over João Félix and João Cancelo, who did not have to count on much playing time at Atlético Madrid and Manchester City. Such a rental structure could also offer a way out for De Ligt in January. The physically strong man marker only played 126 minutes at Bayern this season under Thomas Tuchel.
De Ligt is not the only player on the list in Barcelona. Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial, Jorginho and Nico Williams are also linked to the European superpower. Martial, Jorginho and Williams in particular are interesting options, as they have an expiring contract with their current employer. For Sancho, it seems that Manchester United would not be sad about a (temporary) departure of the Englishman. The winger can no longer get along with Erik ten Hag, who spoke to him about his efforts during training.
If Barcelona becomes a reality for De Ligt, he could possibly join best friend Frenkie de Jong. In addition, he would again add a top competition to his list of achievements, after adventures in Serie A (Juventus) and Bundesliga (Bayern Munich). De Ligt has been under contract with Bayern since last summer, which paid no less than 67 million euros for him. Since then he has made 47 appearances der Rekordmeister, in which he scored 4 goals and 1 assist. According to Transfer market De Ligt is still worth 75 million euros, which in any case seems to rule out a permanent transfer to Barcelona.