Long considered to be Juventus’ long-term heir to Giorgio Chiellini, it has come as a shock to many fans that Juventus were reportedly considering selling Matthijs de Ligt this summer. The 22-year-old has slowly but steadily grown into his role at Juventus after being thrown into the deep end during his debut season and has become a fan favourite. This is despite De Ligt arriving as arguably one of the most highly rated prospects to come out of Ajax in years.

Not only that, Fabrizio Romano has reported that the Dutch international will sign a five-year contract with the German side. Furthermore, the transfer expert has revealed that the 22-year-old is set to fly down to Munich soon in order to complete a medical and sign his new contract before the end of the week with Bayern looking to get the move wrapped up as soon as possible. The defender will become the club’s fourth move this summer after Ryan Gravenberch, Noussair Mazaroui and Sadio Mane.