"Bayern" general director O. Kahn: "M. de Ligt wants to join us" © imago images/Sven Simon

"FC Bayern Munich has been “hunting” Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt for some time now. At a press conference on Saturday evening, Bayern's general director Oliver Kahn commented on the planned transfer: “We talked to the player. Matthijs de Ligt wants to join FC Bayern Munich,” Kahn said. “We will continue negotiations and see how everything unfolds.” However, the German did not want to guarantee anything ahead of time, saying “we want to be cautious with predictions.” Journalist Gianluca di Marzio claims that the teams have not yet reached an advanced stage of negotiations, but the money received from the sale of Robert Lewandowski could speed up the process."