Bayern lost their best attacker, so they’ve done the most logical thing: they are bringing in one of the most expensive defenders in the world! Matthijs De Ligt will join the Bavarians! According to Bild, Bayern made a new offer of $70 million plus $10 million in additional payments on Sunday evening. The Italians have accepted the offer!The Dutchman had already accepted a five-year contract with Bayern. The only thing left was for the two clubs to agree on the fee. Now it’s done. Although Chelsea have recently shown interest in the former Ajax captain, it’s Bayern who managed to break down Juve with some heavy negotiating.##NAJAVA_MECA_6512231##Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic was recently in Turin to discuss a deal for De Ligt with Juve. The 22-year-old defender joined Juve from Ajax in 2019 after helping the Dutch side to an unlikely Champions League semi-final, which included a victory over Juve in the quarter-final.In Turin, he has won a league title, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa. However, Juve have struggled to make progress in the Champions League, facing elimination at the hands of Lyon, Porto and Villarreal since De Ligt’s arrival. And amidst all that, the strong centre-back never managed to fulfil his potential and live up to the early promise.Bayern will sign Matthijs de Ligt after agreeing a deal worth over $80M with Juventus, per multiple reports 💥 pic.twitter.com/oCtOKuxURv— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 17, 2022 As a result, Juventus are selling him for less money than they paid for him three years ago. That says a lot about the current state of Juventus as a club and De Ligt’s performances.Bayern spent around $88 million to sign Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Madrid, $46.75 million on Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano and $38.5 million on Stuttgart’s Benjamin Pavard in recent years. With De Ligt’s arrival, Bayern will have the most expensive defensive duo in the world!De Ligt is to become the new head of defence at Munich.
