Matthijs de Ligt is Barca's top transfer target when the club's chairman himself voiced his wish to have de Ligt's service. However Juventus are showing their determination to bring sporting director Fabio Paratici to Ajax to persuade de Ligt to head for Lao Ba.Remember Fabio Paratici is the one who brought Ronaldo to Juventus last summer.

In his latest statement, the Barca club president said his team are interested in Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt and hope to bring the player to Barca in the summer transfer window. Remember before that, Barca had the signature of midfielder de Jong and Barca hoping to convince Matthijs de Ligt. However, Juventus is the team showing their determination to get the player's signature this year, just 19 years old.

Juventus sent sporting director Fabio Paratici to Amsterdam on 13 February to persuade Ajax to sell prospective defender to Lao Ba. Remember Fabio Paratici is Juventus' trump card and he also brought Ronaldo from Real to Juventus in the summer transfer window. De Ligt impressed during 90 minutes of playing against Real Madrid. After that match, Juventus director met with members of the Ajax leadership team to discuss the transfer for De Ligt.