MANCHESTER CITY, Tottenham, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are tracking Ajax kid Matthijs de Ligt who wants out of Holland, according to reports.
The defender is one the most highly-rated defenders around and Europe’s big boys are now on red alert.
Super agent Mino Raiola represents the Dutch international and informed the Ajax top brass including Marc Overmars and Edwin van der Sar his client wants to leave, claim De Telegraaf.
Ajax look resigned to losing yet another prize asset a year after Davinson Sanchez joined Spurs for £42million.
The Dutch giants valuation of the teenager is north of the fee agreed for Sanchez.
They will hope to spark a summer scramble for the defender who has just completed his first full campaign in the first-team.
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Ajax finished runners up in the Dutch top flight for the fourth year in a row and fear the usual break up of their squad based around a talented crop of young players.
Brazilian winger David Neres and goalkeeper Andre Onana want to move on and the future of Justin Kluivert is uncertain, another player on Raiola’s client list.
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Spurs could be an attractive option for De Ligt, his pal Sanchez has enjoyed a fine debut season in North London and the youngster could replace Toby Alderweireld who could be leaving this summer.
De Ligt would find the pathway to the first-team more difficult at the Etihad with Nicolas Otamendi, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Vincent Kompany ahead of him.
Barca only have Gerard Pique and Samuel Umtiti as their central defensive options unless they look to add another experienced stopper in the next transfer window
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