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Matthijs de Ligt: from best promising teenager to a second option
De Ligt unfortunate decline of career
He was a perfect leader for that perfect team,
A solid defender, strong in contacts, distinguished in coming out with the ball, great ability to score goals,
His launch heralds that there are cannons coming from the elite,
But unfortunately, it didn’t, why!?
In 2019 he was bought by Juventus for 85.5 million euros, and after three seasons he moved to Bayern Munich for 67 million euros and stated at the time: Now I can win the Champions League,
Actually, he didn’t win much
Today he officially became a Manchester United player who paid him 45 million euros + 5 bonuses, and the value of his card during these five years decreased by about 40 million euros,
When he arrived at Juventus he was considered, at least from his point of view (and many others), the most promising defender in the world,
Instead of developing that, his career in recent years has seen a strange decline, which has led to the loss of his role in the Dutch national team as well.
Now he goes to Manchester United to try to relaunch himself (even if it is not the ideal club to do so, in light of the last few years known to everyone), you even ask yourself, why Bayern Munich abandoned him and why no big club competed United for the deal!
For Matthijs de Ligt (only 25 years old), the Premier League represents one of the last chances to find himself again, otherwise we will remember him as a good defender with a historic season,
All the questions posed in this article, there is no clear answer directly, because we simply do not really know what is going on behind the scenes,
Was it an incorrect set of decisions? The timing of going to Juventus was not good! Repeat the same decision and go to Bayern Munich!
And of course, the issue of injuries is not a reason, we saw many defenders who returned better after the injury,
But, was De Ligt able to deal with the idea of being considered the most promising defender in the world or considered one of the best defenders to come? Was he able to mentally cope with his return from injury, he can come back better than he was!
Those answers he alone has, and that’s why I said there is no direct clear answer, because only the player knows that.
