Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel personally wants Matthijs de Ligt, with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp also keen on the Juventus central defender, according to Corriere dello Sport.
The Italian publication has claimed that Tuchel wants to sign De Ligt, and that the new Chelsea owners are ready to fulfil his wish and sign the Juventus centre-back.
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Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona Manchester United are also claimed to be keen on the £200,000 per week (SalarySport) 22-year-old Netherlands international centre-back.
The report has added that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wants to pair the youngster with his Netherlands international teammate Virgil van Dijk at club level.
Liverpool or Chelsea for Matthijs de Ligt?
In our view, Matthijs de Ligt could prefer a move to Chelsea to a transfer to Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
Yes, Liverpool are a brilliant side, but they are well stocked in central defence.
Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are quality players.
On the other hand, Chelsea do need to sign centre-backs.
Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen have left, and Thiago Silva is 37.
De Ligt would walk into the Chelsea starting lineup and could be a star for the Blues for years to come.
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