{"id":615030,"date":"2022-07-19T14:22:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=615030"},"modified":"2022-07-19T14:22:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T18:22:52","slug":"matthijs-de-ligt-joins-bayern-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/matthijs-de-ligt-joins-bayern-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich Complete Signing of Highly-Rated Dutch International Defender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/17\/bayern-munich-agree-deal-matthijs-de-ligt\/\" target=\"_self\">Bayern Munich<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBayernEN\/status\/1549426207338414088\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed the signing of Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/19\/juventus-compete-move-for-torino-defender\/\" target=\"_self\">Juventus<\/a>. The 22-year-old centre-back has signed a five-year contract with the club.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCBayern?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCBayern<\/a> have signed Matthijs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeLigt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DeLigt<\/a> from Juventus. \ud83d\udd34\u26aa<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 All the information: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eHmLbFlXJP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/eHmLbFlXJP<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ServusDeLigt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ServusDeLigt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiaSanMia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MiaSanMia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mdeligt_04?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@mdeligt_04<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCBayernEN\/status\/1549426207338414088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bayern Munich Announce Blockbuster Signing of Matthijs de Ligt<\/h2>\n<h3>Bundesliga Champions Pay Big Bucks for de Ligt<\/h3>\n<p>The reigning Bundesliga champions have decided to pay a major fee to Juventus for the acquisition of the Dutch international. Bayern have paid a basic fee of \u00a359.71 million (\u20ac70 million) with potential add-ons taking it up to \u00a368.25 million (\u20ac80 million). In doing so, De Ligt has become their second most expensive signing ever after Lucas Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern were keen on strengthening their backline after struggling defensively last season. They conceded too many cheap goals and Julian Nagelsmann wanted a quality centre-back to fix their issues. De Ligt is still regarded as one of the top centre-backs in world football and is expected to act like a leader in their defence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/serge-gnabry-bayern-munich-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Serge Gnabry Reportedly Agrees New Contract With Bayern Munich<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bavarians were able to use part of the fee they <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/16\/barcelona-complete-robert-lewandowski-signing\/\" target=\"_self\">received from Barcelona for Robert Lewandowski&#8217;s sale<\/a> to help fund their own transfer of De Ligt.<\/p>\n<h3>De Ligt\u2019s First Words as a Bayern Player<\/h3>\n<p>The 22-year-old is delighted to get his major summer move to a European giant like Bayern. He spoke about his delight to join the club, telling the club&#8217;s media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy to become a player for this great club. FC Bayern are the most successful club in Germany, one of the most successful clubs in Europe and in the world,&#8221; de Ligt said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I felt the genuine appreciation from the sporting management, the coach and the board right from the start, which convinced me. On top of that, FC Bayern is a brilliantly run club with big aims. I&#8217;m very glad that I&#8217;m now becoming part of the FC Bayern story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oliver Kahn: &#8220;Matthijs de Ligt not only impresses in top international football with his playing qualities, but also as a guy who always leads the way in all his teams. He learned to take responsibility at a young age.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d5nLpHKcaG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/d5nLpHKcaG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bayern &amp; Germany (@iMiaSanMia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iMiaSanMia\/status\/1549427048090935296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/01\/lyon-sign-corentin-tolisso-free-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Olympique Lyonnais Sign Former Bayern Munich Midfielder Tolisso<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Bayern\u2019s Summer Transfers So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Bayern have had a really impressive transfer window so far. The German giants have already signed a world-class forward in the form of Sadio Mane from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/01\/liverpool-forward-mohamed-salah-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> to strengthen their forward line.<\/p>\n<p>They have also signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/15\/manchester-united-ajax-lisandro-martinez\/\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a> midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who is De Ligt&#8217;s national teammate and regarded as one of the most promising up-and-coming young midfielders in the world. They have also signed ex-Ajax fullback Noussair Mazraoui to strengthen their right-back position for this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/sadio-manes-bayern-munich-move-legacy\/\" target=\"_self\">How Sadio Mane\u2019s Bayern Munich Move Can Cement His Legacy Further<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nagelsmann&#8217;s side have been impacted by Lewandowski&#8217;s departure, but still have a strong enough team to compete for all major honours next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus. The 22-year-old centre-back has signed a five-year contract with the club. #FCBayern have signed Matthijs #DeLigt from Juventus. \ud83d\udd34\u26aa \ud83d\udd17 All the information: https:\/\/t.co\/eHmLbFlXJP#ServusDeLigt #MiaSanMia @mdeligt_04 \u2014 FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN) July 19, 2022 Bayern Munich Announce Blockbuster Signing of Matthijs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":615038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,1364,4,1362],"tags":[8322,1988],"class_list":["post-615030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfers","category-bayern-munich","category-bundesliga","category-juventus","tag-bayern-munich-transfers","tag-matthijs-de-ligt"],"modified_by":"Dylan Guest, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}