Relaxed, Matthijs de Ligt walked down the gangway as FC Bayern’s designated new head of defense left the plane at Munich Airport.
While his future team-mates were in the air en route to Washington, the 22-year-old’s arrival on Monday night drew closer to completing that king’s transfer.
Medical check, signing the five-year contract worth millions and departure on Tuesday: Ideally, these are the further program items for the central defender signed by Juventus Turin.
The transfer is the next summer coup by sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, which gives FC Bayern the most expensive central defense in the world.
The start of the USA tour with PR campaigns, several training sessions and two friendlies with Destination Washington initially took place without the designated Munich defense boss.
Will de Ligt make his debut for Bayern on Wednesday?
But as early as Wednesday, de Ligt could wear the FCB jersey for the first time in Bayern’s first friendly on the week-long trip against DC United.
The German record champions had agreed on the mega transfer with Juventus Turin on Sunday. An official announcement is expected on Tuesday. Munich should pay a fixed fee of 70 million euros, plus 10 million euros in bonus payments.
De Ligt, who still has a contract with Juve until June 30, 2024, is reportedly set to get a contract with the German champions until 2027.