Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 13:04• Yvo van Dorst • Last update: 13:05

According to Juventus director Maurizio Arrivabene, a sale of Matthijs de Ligt is negotiable, provided the correct amount is paid by an interested club. De Ligt still has a contract until 2024 in Turin, but has been in the interest of Chelsea for quite some time. It is reported that Juventus would like to see a sum of 100 million euros in exchange for the defender’s services.

“In this day and age it is impossible to keep players on board who are eager to leave,” Arrivabene said Tuttosport† “It is difficult to keep such players, but it remains a matter of amounts. If he wants to leave, we won’t stop him, but at the negotiating table all three parties have to be happy. It’s often just whoever brings the most money to the table wins.”

Chelsea has already knocked on the door of Juventus several times for De Ligt and the Dutchman himself has also indicated to the club management that he is open to a transfer to England. Partly for this reason, the center defender has not yet signed a new contract with Juventus. Chelsea’s latest offer would Tuttosport 40 to 45 million euros plus the services of Timo Werner.

Former player Nicola Legrottaglie has already said that he is not sorry if De Ligt leaves Juventus. “I never really thought he was a good fit for Juventus and he never went out of his way to be loved. I didn’t see any leadership qualities from him and from the outside it looked a bit like he was out of the group,” said the former defender of the team. La Vecchia Signora†