Seven reasons why Barcelona did not sign De Ligt: From his salaries, to Raiola, the desire and weakness that Dutchman has
Barcelona wanted it, but in the end Matthijs de Ligt decided to sign for Juventus.
The 19-year-old has moved to Turin and has several reasons why he did not join former Ajax friend Frenkie de Jong at Camp Nou.
The brand has listed seven reasons why the deal was not reached.
1. His salary
Barcelona did not want to offer that kind of page that Juventus offered.
His agent Mino Raiola required 12 million euros per year for his client and Barcelona said no.
2. Raiolas Commission
It is not easy to deal with Raiola, especially when he wants a percentage in the transfer and the Catalan club was reluctant to pay the amount he was seeking.
3. There are plenty of defensive players in the center
Barcelona was not pursuing De Ligt out of necessity, as they already have some options in that position. Gerard Pique, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and Jean-Clair Todibo are part of Barcelona.
The fact that they did not absolutely need to sign up with a quarterback meant that they were ultimately said to him and his agent.
4. The club thinks it still needs to be improved
The fact that some in the club thought De Ligt still had some aspects of his game to improve, also caused the move not to take place.
5. The player's desire
In the case of De Jong, he was eager to come to Barcelona and all the people in the club were thrilled with his thirst.
De Ligt, on the other hand, was not so excited about the idea of joining Barcelona, and eventually did not.
6. Neymar's Potential Signature
There is not enough money to sign up with everyone, so the fact that there is a chance to sign up with Neymar also stopped the pursuit of the Dutchman.
7. Juventus's sustainability
'The best 2018 player of the year' is chosen by the Tuttosport newspaper of TOR and since then became the first contact.
Since then, Juventus has been persistent and, ultimately, they have managed to get it.