Louis van Gaal picks the perfect club for De Ligt to go to

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Louis van Gaal is out of management for a while now, with his last stint coming at United. LvG had also been the headcoach of Netherlands on two different spells , once before 2002 World Cup and once before 2014 World Cup. Bringing up Dutch players and developing them is something LvG is rather well known for since his time as Ajax’s manager. Likewise, the veteran manager has sound advice for youngster and potential world class defender Matthijs de Ligt.

“De Ligt at Juventus? I think De Ligt can play in any competition”, says Van Gaal at Ziggo Sport . “In Italy they are the masters of defense, so he can best develop there. If I had the chance I would go to Barcelona. They have central defenders who are not too good, so he will play there. Or I would go to Manchester City. I don’t think the central defenders are that great either, so he’ll play there too. ”

“I think you should play at that age. At Juventus they have Bonucci and Chiellini. It is harder to play it out. ”

It’s hard to argue with LvG’s logic here and de Ligt would be much better off in this developing stage of his career when he’s playing than when warming the bench.