Bayern Munich have agreed a fee of 70 million euros to sign Dutch central defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus, according to reports.
Bild and Sport1 claimed the fee for the 22-year-old would be followed by an additional 10 million euros in bonuses. While transfer guru Fabrizio Ramano has also confirmed that a deal is imminent.
FC Bayern final, verbal proposal for Matthijs de Ligt: €70m guaranteed fee, €10m in easy/difficult add-ons. Juventus have accepted, contracts will be completed early next week. 🚨🇳🇱 #FCB
Official contract will be sent also to Matthijs and agents, already agreed until 2027. pic.twitter.com/iwK0ei2YwF
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 17, 2022
Bayern will use the proceeds from the transfer of Polish striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, estimated at more than 45 million euros, to help finance the transfer.
“It’s true that we have had discussions. De Ligt is a very, very interesting player,” Bayern executive director Olivier Kahn told Bild at the weekend.
Matthijs de Ligt will fly to Munich in order to undergo medical tests and sign the contract as new FC Bayern player. Deal valid until June 2027 already sent to his agent Rafaela Pimenta. 🚨🛩 #FCBayern
Juventus and Bayern will sign paperworks today, €80m package. pic.twitter.com/Bdr5a7cDMy
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 18, 2022
