Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City have doubts over De Ligt transfer because of Mino Raiola
AJAX star Matthijs De Ligt’s decision join forces with super-agent Mino Raiola could scupper a dream move to the Premier League, according to reports.
Europe’s big boys are chasing the 19-year-old regarded as one of the best prospects on the continent.
Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all tracking his progress.
Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain are the only two clubs to register any official interest in the £50million-rated centre-back.
But, the reckon there is a feeling in Holland the English clubs are reluctant to step up their interest as they are not keen on getting involved with Raiola.
Pep Guardiola fell out with him after forcing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to quit Barcelona in 2011.
And, when the Monaco-based agent branded now-City boss Guardiola “a coward and a dog” last year, the Catalan hit back revealing Raiola made contact asking if they wanting to land Pogba from arch-rivals United.
And after taking Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Ibrahimovic to Old Trafford, United’s top brass are not keen on working with him after they found out he was hawking the Frenchman around after he fell out with Jose Mourinho.
Arsenal found him tough to negotiate with when Mkhitaryan moved to the Emirates from United as a makeweight in the deal that took Alexis Sanchez the other way last year.
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City are looking to add a central defender this summer a long-term replacement for Vincent Kompany soon out of contract and struggling with injury. United, Arsenal and Chelsea are also in need of defensive reinforcements.
And with all the interest from England, Ajax were hoping to spark a summer bidding war for eh Dutch international.
Clubs will get another chance to run the rule over De Ligt when Ajax face Real Madrid in the Champions League last 16.