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Matthijs De Ligt’s potential jersey number at Man United

Manchester United are edging closer to complete the deal of Matthijs De Ligt from Bayern Munich. The 24 year old defender has already agreed personal terms with United. The Dutch international will reunite with his formal manager Erik Ten Hag under whom he came into attention. The Dutch duo was part of Ajax’s historic run in the 2018/19 champions league. Ajax defeated Champions League masters Real Madrid in round of 16 and later Juventus in quarter final. However, Ajax were knocked out in semi-finals after the superb hattrick of Lucas Moura. The Dutch side lost on away goals. De Ligt was the captain of Ajax and helped the cup to win Eredivisie and KNVB Cup. It was the first time Ajax won double since 2001-02 season.

De Ligt will hope to redeem himself after having poor recent seasons with both Bayern Munich and Juventus. He only wants to join United so as to earn consistent playing minutes. It will be interesting to see what number De Ligt will wear next season at Old Trafford.

De Ligt’s potential number next season

Matthijs De Ligt has a number of options to choose the jersey number from at Old Trafford. The former Ajax player has worn number 3,4 and 6 at the youth stage. Upon his professional debut he was handed a number 36 jersey. However, only after a year De Ligt was handed his favourite number 4, and ever since then he has been a regular number 4 for all three clubs (Ajax, Juventus and Bayern Munich). However for Netherlands De Ligt has worn 3,4 and 14. Currently 3 is the regular number for De Ligt when representing Netherlands.

Matthijs De Ligt can continue wearing number 4 at United too. Sofyan Amrabat wore the number 4 last season upon his arrival on loan. United have still not decided wheter to offer the Moroccan international a permanent deal or not. De Ligt can pick number 4 and if its not available he can choose number 3 which is available. Other options available to choose are 9,13,15,19, 26, 27, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 41 and 42.

Manchester United to complete the signing of Matthijs De Ligt soon

Man United’s defence was terrified in the 2023/24 season. They conceded 58 goals in the Premier League and finished on 8th position. As a result, the United board had to take some tough decisions. Raphael Varane was not offered contract extension. He left the club as a free agent after his contract expired after the end of 2023/24 season. Harry Maguire is still at the club but his future is uncertain too. United want to sign atleast two defenders to strengthen their defence.

Matthijs De Ligt’s move to Old Trafford is considered as a matter of time. Bayern Munich are prepared to part ways with 24 year old defender. The arrival of Kim Min-Jae and Eric Dier resulted in De Ligt failing from the manager’s favour. The German giants are demanding £42 million for De Ligt which United are ready to pay. In addition, De Ligt has agreed personal terms with United. His arrival to Old Trafford will pair him with another former Ajax defender Lisando Martinez.

Fabrizio Romano on his daily CaughtOffside column wrote that De Ligt has told his agent Rafaela Pimenta that he only wants Man United and hence there are no negotiations going on with other clubs. In addition, the Italian journalist wrote that the salary and contract until 2029 is being offered. The only thing left is club to club agreement. As Netherlands are now out of Euro 2024, the transfer process is expected to speed up.

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