Matthijs de Ligt is a permanent player of Bayern Munich. The defender, who has been under contract with Juventus for the last three seasons, signed a contract with ‘Der Rekordmeister’ until mid-2027 on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old De Ligt underwent a medical examination in Munich earlier in the day. Bayern are reported to pay no less than 70 million euros (and possibly another 10 million euros in bonuses in the future) to Juventus. De Ligt still had a contract with Juventus until mid-2024.
De Ligt will play in Munich with former teammate Noussair Mazraoui and former teammate and fellow international Ryan Gravenberch, who came over from Ajax earlier this summer. The Dutch attacker Joshua Zirkzee is also under contract with Bayern.
Bayern left for Washington on Monday for a training camp. De Ligt also boarded a plane to the United States on Tuesday afternoon to join his new teammates there. A friendly game against DC United is scheduled for Wednesday. A meeting with Manchester City will follow at the weekend.
Matthijs de Ligt smiles at photographers as he leaves the Bayern Munich training complex.
Matthijs de Ligt smiles at photographers as he leaves the Bayern Munich training complex. Photo: AP
Bayern second foreign club for De Ligt
De Ligt made the switch from Ajax to Juventus in the summer of 2019 for 85.5 million euros (including bonuses). His first season in Turin was still successful with a win of the title and the Coppa Italia, but after that it was less sporty. In the past two seasons, ‘Juve’ finished fourth in Serie A.
The performance in a European context was particularly disappointing. De Ligt never reached further than the eighth finals of the Champions League with Juventus. The club was eliminated by successively Olympique Lyonnais, FC Porto and Villarreal. De Ligt played a total of 117 games for Juventus.
Bayern Munich is experiencing a particularly active transfer summer. In addition to De Ligt, Mazraoui and Gravenberch, the German club also took Sadio Mane from Liverpool. On the other hand, the departure of Robert Lewandowski to FC Barcelona.