The former Dutch international has first-hand information on both players since he had previously played with Ronaldo at Manchester United and worked with De Ligt at Ajax.
In case you didn’t know…
Matthijs de Ligt made a high profile move to Juventus during the summer transfer window after rumours linked him to multiple top European clubs such as Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
The Dutch international, who won the European Golden Boy award in 2018, was one of the key players when Ajax made it into the last four of the UEFA Champions League last season.
The heart of the matter
Former Manchester United shot-stopper and current Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar believes that De Ligt has the same mentality as his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 48-year-old former goalkeeper was speaking about the 20-year-old defender during an interview with ESPN and commented,
What’s next?
The Juventus defender will be seen in action against Belarus today in the UEFA Euro qualifiers.
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