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In Italy as in the rest of Europe, many believe that players managed by the late Mino Raiola's team, now led by Vincenzo Raiola and the lawyer Rafaela Pimenta, are loyal to their agent and not to their teams.
One of these players is Matthijs De Ligt. Ever since his arrival at Juventus, he has always kept a Premier League ticket in his pocket.
For Juventus, losing De Ligt would mean abandoning their biggest purchase of recent years but in a lot of ways the move would make sense.
He has played 117 games for Juve since joining from Ajax in a high-profile £67million deal
Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United are all keen on the Dutch defender and Juventus should be ready to let him go.
De Ligt has not improved in his time at Juventus as fans would have hoped. He has been outperformed in Serie A by defenders who earn five times less than him such as Chris Smalling, Milan Skriniar and Fikayo Tomori.
In three years, his excessive aggression and unfamiliarity with Italian tactics have caused six penalties for Juventus, proving that he still has a lot to