Juventus have completed the signing of Dutch international defender Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax in a five-year contract worth £67.5 million.
De Ligt, 19-year-old who had also been linked with Manchester United, Barcelona and Paris-St Germain, but opted to join the Serie A side.
The Italian champions said the fee was “payable in five financial years” with “additional costs of 10.5m euros (£9m)”.
De Ligt helped Ajax to the Champions League semi-finals last season.
He made his debut for the Amsterdam club in 2016 and became their youngest captain in March 2018.
De Ligt scored eight goals in 77 league appearances, winning the Dutch domestic league and cup, as well as reaching a Europa League final in 2017.
He scored the winning goal against Juve to send Ajax through to the Champions League semi-finals last season, where they lost to Tottenham.
The defender made his debut for the Netherlands in March 2017, having started only two league games for Ajax at the time.
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