Matthijs de Ligt has been in the FC Bayern squad for two and a half weeks. The German soccer champion had transferred the central defender from Juventus Turin to Munich for a fixed fee of 67 million euros. De Ligt is still waiting for his starting eleven debut for Bayern. At the start of the training week, however, there were growing signs that this would soon be the case.
Perhaps the most important indication is the body language and attitude of the 22-year-old in the practice sessions under head coach Julian Nagelsmann. De Ligt pulls along, shows 100% will and full physical effort. For these qualities, the Munich team have made him the second most expensive defender in club history.
On Tuesday, according to a “picture” has already been promoted to the supposed A-Team. In one game form in team training, he acted together with Alphonso Davies, Benjamin Pavard and Dayot Upamecano in the defensive chain. It is very possible that this line-up will also be used next Sunday against VfL Wolfsburg (from 17: 30 p.m.) and should be used in the training sessions this week.
Nagelsmann convinced of the qualities of de Ligts
If it’s up to de Ligt, he’s probably already ready for this task. He was already remarkably loud on the training ground last week and wants to establish his standing with the German record champions immediately.
Head coach Julian Nagelsmann recently said: “He will be an incredibly important player for us. Just how he coaches every action in training. But he still needs some time.”
So far, de Ligt has been substituted on twice, in the Bundesliga he was allowed to play for almost ten minutes when the score was 5-1. Now the 38-time national player is eager to be promoted to Bayern Munich’s defensive boss.