{"id":1153999,"date":"2022-07-20T10:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/20\/matthijs-de-ligt-joins-bayern-munich-from-juventus\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T10:35:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T10:35:10","slug":"matthijs-de-ligt-joins-bayern-munich-from-juventus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/20\/matthijs-de-ligt-joins-bayern-munich-from-juventus\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthijs de Ligt joins Bayern Munich from Juventus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"607\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screenshot-2022-07-20-101809.png\"   alt=\"De Ligt\" title=\"De Ligt\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">De Ligt <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bayern Munich have signed the Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus on a five-year contract in a deal worth 77m euros (\u00a365.6m).<\/p>\n<p>De Ligt joined Juventus from Ajax on a five-year contract in July 2019 and spent three seasons with the 36-time Serie A champions.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old won one Serie A title and one Coppa Italia in 117 appearances in Turin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy to become a player for this great club,\u201d said De Ligt.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFC Bayern is one of the most successful clubs in Germany, one of the most successful clubs in Europe and in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt the genuine appreciation from the sporting management, the coach and the board right from the start, which convinced me. On top of that, it is a brilliantly run club with big aims.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very glad that I\u2019m now becoming part of the FC Bayern story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bayern\u2019s transfer record is the 80m euros (\u00a368m) paid to Atletico Madrid for defender\u00a0Lucas Hernandez\u00a0in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Wanted by Chelsea, De Ligt became the second Dutch international to join Bayern this summer after midfielder Ryan Gravenberch\u2019s transfer to the club.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern have also bought Sadio Mane from Liverpool and right-back Noussair Mazraoui from Ajax, while striker\u00a0Robert Lewandowski has signed for Barcelona\u00a0in a deal worth 50m euros (\u00a342.6m).<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"W-OODv-DjyU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lack of dining hall, dormitory, other facilities impeding teaching and learning (19-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-OODv-DjyU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>De Ligt Bayern Munich have signed the Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus on a five-year contract in a deal worth 77m euros (\u00a365.6m). De Ligt joined Juventus from Ajax on a five-year contract in July 2019 and spent three seasons with the 36-time Serie A champions. 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