Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 12:45 pm• Rian Rosendaal • Last update: 13:14

Juventus is working on a new contract for Matthijs de Ligt, it knows Tuttosport to be revealed on Tuesday. In this way, the Italian superpower wants to prevent the center defender from leaving this summer for an amount of 120 million euros, a clause that was included when he came over from Ajax for 75 million euros in 2019 and will come into effect after the end of this year. With the new commitment, the the Dutch international is fixed in Turin until mid-2025.

De Ligt’s current contract with Juventus continues until the summer of 2024. The mandekker is a fixed value under trainer Massimiliano Allegri and the club management would rather not lose him either. It is expected that clubs such as Barcelona, ​​Chelseam Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich will not pay 120 million euros for De Ligt after the end of this season. Perhaps interested clubs have a lower amount left, so that Juventus could start thinking about a premature farewell to the only 22-year-old defender.

Juventus keeps according to Tuttosport so take into account all scenarios regarding the future of De Ligt, who annually earns eight million euros and four million euros in bonuses. If the Dutchman is still sold, this will provide Juventus with room in the salary budget for next season. The transfer fee that is collected in the event of a sale of De Ligt will be used to attract a replacement. Reportedly, there are already a few successors in the picture at the current number four in Serie A.

Sven Botman (Lille OSC) and Bremer (Torino), among others, are associated with Juventus, which already secured the services of Federico Gatti in January. The 23-year-old defender was taken over from Frosinone for eight million euros, where he will finish the season on a rental basis. Due to the financial situation, Juventus cannot offer De Ligt a higher salary with a new contract. To compensate for this, they are prepared to reduce the set amount of 120 million euros, in order to ensure that the central defender remains connected to the club in the coming years.

Tuttosport do not expect De Ligt to say goodbye to Juventus in a few months. In that context, the Italian newspaper refers to a video on the player’s Instagram page from Monday. This shows that De Ligt is singing along with his girlfriend AnneKee Molenaar with all his heart to an Italian song.