Liverpool, Man United offered star young defender pursuit of £48m Ajax

Ajax centre-back Matthijs De Ligt is just 19, but such has been his progress that he has been watched by scouts all over Europe.Ajax are expected to try and cash in on the youngster, but according to The Sun they want £48million for the player.Manchester United and Spurs have been linked with De Ligt over the last few months with Spurs viewing him as a replacement for United target Toby Alderweireld.

On Thursday, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk said his Holland team-mate will undoubtedly be on Liverpool’s list of potential targets.

Calciomercato last month reported that Italian duo AC Milan and Roma had joined the aforementioned clubs in the race to sign the Ajax starlet with Juventus, Barcelona, Arsenal and Manchester City previously showing interest in him.