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27th June 2019
03:38pm BST

"Ronaldo asked me to go to Juventus. I was surprised by his request, which is why I laughed. I didn't understand him at first."The 19-year-old was a United fan, growing up, so it was no harm on the Premier League side chancing their arm to get him to Old Trafford. In the end, though, the straight fight for his signature appeared to be between Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain. And then, out of left field, Juve came roaring into the fight. Maurizio Sarri will take over as manager and the Italians had already lined up Brazilian defender Wesley and former Arsenal and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey for him. Looking to make a statement, and push on in the Champions League, securing De Ligt would be a real boon. They were outsiders but Ronaldo having a word into the ear of a player that looked up to him as a young United fan appears to have swayed the deal his way. PSG are not one bit impressed and word has quickly come out, in France, of the contract clauses that scuttled his proposed move to Paris. According to RMC Sport, De Ligt's representatives wanted two vital pieces in his contract:
'To look for ways to leave a club after just arriving is not very classy and, above all, means he does not fit in with our project'.PSG are expected to officially announce the arrivals of Ander Herrera and Paolo Sarabia on Monday but, barring a collapse of his Juve deal, De Ligt will not be there beside them in Paris.
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