Matthijs de Ligt has expressed his desire to play under managers who truly want him and within an attacking system amid links of a transfer to Manchester United.
De Ligt, 24, is one of the top targets for United, and there are rumours that a summer move reuniting him with his ex-manager from Ajax may be in the offing, reports the Mirror.
The Dutch defender moved from Juventus to Bayern Munich on a significant contract just two years ago, after spending three years at the Turin-based club. READ MORE: Man United given clear Matthijs de Ligt decision as Erik ten Hag 'eyes' Tottenham wonderkid READ MORE: Man United's dream 20-man Premier League squad with Matthijs de Ligt and three more signings Now, it appears De Ligt might be ready for another switch, this time to Manchester after he reportedly told his agent Rafaela Pimenta that he'd only consider leaving the Bavarian giants for the Red Devils.
In a conversation with ESPN post his switch to Bayern, De Ligt offered some insights into what draws him to a club, having discussed the importance of a club's administration showing strong interest in acquiring his services and the sporting philosophy adopted by the team. "First of all that the club wants you is obviously a big thing, I think the board really showed me that they wanted me to become a player of Bayern Munich that also says a lot for me because it's really important," he stated in 2022. "I think the club suits me really well, I think it's offensive football, hard training [and] high intensity, I think that's something that I really search [for] in a club and that's perfectly in my world." United's Adidas home shirt is made up of the same colour of the city's iconic red rose and features a black collar.
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