Barcelona rebuffed in effort to sign Juventus youngster
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Barcelona have seen a £66m bid for centre-back Matthijs de Ligt rejected by Juventus, reports The Daily Mail.
The young Dutch defender was heavily linked with a move to the Blaugrana last summer, but they were pipped to his signature by the Old Lady.
However, after an impressive 2018/19 with Ajax, De Ligt has endured his struggles in his debut campaign in Italy.
Indeed, Juventus have won all nine league matches he hasn't started this term as the Italian giants seek to successfully defend their Serie A crown.
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That, though, hasn't deterred potential suitors from registering their interest in the Netherlands international, with Barcelona still keen on bringing De Ligt to Camp Nou.
Yet despite a difficult first season, Juventus view De Ligt as a future star and, given the advancing years of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci, they are not interested in cashing in on the 20-year-old.
De Ligt isn't the only Juventus player Barcelona are interested in landing the summer, with reports on Sunday evening suggesting a deal had been struck that would see Pjanic swap Italy for Spain.
