Man United: Woodward could STOP De Ligt deal says expert
Manchester United are scrapping with Barcelona to sign De Ligt from Ajax this summer, with the teenager poised to leave the Eredivisie giants.
The 19-year-old’s stellar displays this summer have put him on the radar of European giants, with Juventus, Bayern Munich and Liverpool also in the mix for his signature.
Manchester United are trying to gazump Barcelona on De Ligt with a dizzying contract offer.
The Catalan giants, for their part, are trying to convince the player to put faith in their sporting project.
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And Alexis Sanchez was given blockbuster wages upon arriving from Arsenal nearly 18 months ago.
Meanwhile, ESPN reporter Mark Ogden believes United will miss out on De Ligt to Barcelona.
And that’s because they can offer him Champions League football and the chance to play alongside Lionel Messi.
“I don’t think [there is any chance of De Ligt joining United],” Ogden said.
“The word from inside United is that yes he is a player they’d really like but they feel that Barcelona had the deal done two months ago and all this noise around him right now is basically agents trying to get more money in terms of salary, more commission.
“Barca have got the deal done, he will go to Barcelona.
“Why wouldn’t you go to Barcelona?
“Man United in the Europa League, Barcelona in the Champions League, weather like this, play with Lionel Messi.
“Even if Man City came in for De Ligt it’s still a hard sell to say ‘Barcelona are in for you, you can play for Barca for 10-15 years, win everything, play in a beautiful city, play with Lionel Messi’.