Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has suggested hat Matthijs de Ligt could leave the club this summer, hinting particularly at a possible transfer to link up with his fellow Dutchman Erik ten Hag at Manchester United.
Hoeness also seemed to suggest that it could be better to offload De Ligt than to allow Dayot Upamecano to be the defender to leave the Allianz Arena.
“It’s possible that a defender will leave. De Ligt is Dutch, the coach at Manchester United is Dutch…”.
“I would have no problem if he stays. Personally, I would not sell Upamecano.”
De Ligt remains an option for United this summer, as Romano previously said but after completing a deal to sign Leny Yoro from Lille, it means they now need to focus on sales before making another purchase as they’ll want to make sure they’re balancing the books and not risking being penalised over Financial Fair Play breaches.
Bayern themselves may be keen to cash in on one or two players this summer after bringing in big-name signings like Joao Palhinha and Michael Olise, but it remains to be seen if they’ll definitely be getting rid of De Ligt.
The Netherlands international could still be a useful player for the Bavarian giants, even if he’s been a little slow to get going since joining the club from what also proved to be a slightly underwhelming spell at Juventus.
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Could it be that Bayern are not DELIGHTED with DE LIGT?
Allowing a 24 yr old center back to leave suggests that Bayern believe they can do better.