Should Chelsea break the bank for Matthijs de Ligt?

The
Dutch
international
is
attracting
plenty
of
interest
from
across
the
continent,
but
the
two
clubs
with
the
strongest
interest
are
Chelsea
and
Bayern
Munich.

Chelsea,
in
particular,
have
been
chasing
the
Dutchman
for
weeks
now
and
Juventus
are
also
believed
to
be
more
than
willing
to
listen
to
offers.
Although,
the
22-year-old
will
certainly
cost
dear.

De
Ligt
emerged
as
one
of
the
most
sought-after
players
in
the
world
having
made
a
name
for
himself
at
Ajax
in
a
very
early
age.
It
was
Juventus
who
eventually
won
the
race
for
the
defender
back
in
2019
at
a
fee
of
more
than
75
million
euros.

There
is
no
denying
the
fact
that
De
Ligt
has
somewhat
struggled
to
live
up
to
the
hype
in
Turin.
Over
the
last
three
years,
he
has
made
a
total
of
117
appearances
for
the
Old
Lady
but
has
not
been
to
entirely
impress
at
the
heart
of
the
defence.

His
form
improved
significantly
last
season
and
it
is
suggested
that
Chelsea
are
ready
to
break
the
bank
for
him.
The
Blues
are
in
a
dire
need
of
reinforcements
at
the
back
following
the
departures
of
Antonio
Rudiger
and
Andreas
Christensen
and
De
Ligt
is
reportedly
their
priority
target.

De
Ligt
showed
in
a
very
early
age
that
he
is
a
natural
leader
of
men.
He
could
be
exactly
the
defender
what
Thomas
Tuchel
needs
to
anchor
his
backline
for
many
years
to
come.
Still
just
22,
the
Dutchman
has
his
whole
future
ahead
of
himself
and
could
do
justice
to
his
potential
at
Stamford
Bridge.

With
Thiago
Silva
not
getting
any
younger
and
Cesar
Azpilicueta
potentially
on
his
way
out,
the
Blues
could
get
their
next
leader
of
the
defence
in
De
Ligt.
The
Dutchman
has
already
shown
that
he
is
capable
of
fulfilling
that
responsibility
as
is
suggested
from
his
incredible
amount
of
experience
for
a
player
of
his
age.