Juventus served one of the potential young defenders from the Netherlands, Matthijs de Ligt, Cristiano Ronaldo had a big role with the arrival of the former Ajax Amsterdam player.

De Ligt was the talk of many clubs in the transfer this summer, even some European giants were eager to get their services, the 19-year-old defender had already been very close to Spanish giants Barcelona, but this did not happen because Barcelona retired from the hunt for the player.

Other big European clubs who are still pursuing their services are Bayern Munich, Paris Saint Germain, Manchester City and Juventus. de Ligt finally anchored to Juventus after in the last 2 weeks the most serious Juventus targeted him. de Ligt officially became a Juventus player after several hours arriving in Turin and undergoing a Medical Test.

Despite the many speculations currently circulating about De Ligt's move to Juventus, the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo became an important role because of Ronaldo's invitation in June to invite him to join Juventus.