Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich thumped MLS outfit D.C. United 6-2 during the first game of their pre-season tour of the United States. Netherlands international defender Matthijs de Ligt scored his debut goal for the club, along with Senegalese winger Sadio Mane. Marcel Sabitzer, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Zirkzee, and Thomas Müller rounded out the scoring for the German side.

De Ligt’s goal comes less than a week after the center-back completed his move to the Allianz Arena for a transfer fee of €77 million from Serie A club Juventus.

This crushing defeat no doubt gives retired Manchester United star Wayne Rooney a lot to think about ahead of his managerial debut for D.C. United. Despite being unveiled as the club’s new head coach on July 12, the 36-year-old coach had to resort to watching the game from the stand as he still awaits his work visa approval.

German and Bayern Munich legend Bastian Schweinsteiger expressed confidence in Rooney’s ability to steer the MLS club in the right direction. “By the way, it’s great to see my friend Wayne Rooney on the MLS sidelines very soon,” Schweinsteiger remarked prior to the game.

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Bayern Munich completed the signing of center-back Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus for a fee of €70 million, it was announced on Tuesday. The deal includes potential performance-based bonuses of up to €10 million.

The 22-year-old player arrived in Munich on Monday to sign a five-year contract with the club, after which he proceeded to complete his medical. He is then expected to join his teammates for the club’s pre-season tour in the United States.

“I’m very happy to become a player for this great club. FC Bayern are the most successful club in Germany, one of the most successful clubs in Europe and in the world,” de Ligt stated in an interview with the club’s website.

The Dutch player arrives in Munich after making 117 appearances for Juventus, during which time he helped the club to win the Serie A in 2019-20 and lift the Coppa Italia the following season. Since then, however, the Italian giants have fallen by the wayside, dropping into the fourth position on the league table in back-to-back seasons.

As the latest summer signing by the Bundesliga champions, de Ligt follows Sadio Mane from Liverpool and former Ajax players Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui to the Allianz Arena in what has been a busy transfer window for Bayern.

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Manchester United might make another attempt to acquire Dutch international center back Matthijs De Ligt. According to ESPN’s sources, the Premier League side rediscovered their interest in De Ligt in recent weeks and might try to lure him to Old Trafford in the summer.

Man Utd’s plans, however, largely depends on Juventus’ willingness to part with the talented defender. Juve managed to beat Manchester among other clubs last summer and acquire De Ligt from Ajax in a transfer worth more than $80 million. Still, the 20-year-old faces some growing pains in his first season in Seria A.

De Ligt hasn’t exactly established himself as a sure starter with Juventus, and it seems like he is still a long way from earning manager Maurizio Sarri’s trust. So far in the season, De Ligt started 17 out of 26 Seria A games, while struggling with discipline and earning four yellow cards.

Despite this, it’s hard to see Man United managing to tempt Juventus to sell Matthijs De Ligt without some huge offer that would reset the market for defenders. De Ligt is still young and has room to grow, and Juve isn’t known for letting talent walk out their door so easily.

In case that De Ligt is unavailable, United is expected to turn to other targets in an attempt to bolster their defensive line. Among the candidates are Inter’s starlet Milan Skriniar and Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly.

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After weeks of speculation and rumors, Dutch international center back Matthijs de Ligt confirmed on Tuesday that he will sign for Italian giants Juventus.

The team announced de Ligt’s arrival via private jet in Turin, where he underwent physicals and signed his official contract to join Juve on Wednesday morning.

De Ligt burst onto the world stage as a crucial part of Ajax’s stunning run to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. At only 19 years old, he is already considered to be one of the best defenders in the world.

The center back debuted for Ajax’s senior team in 2016, just after his 17th birthday, and became the youngest player to ever feature in a European final when Ajax played Manchester United in the 2017 UEFA Europa League final.

In December of last year, he added the Golden Boy Award as the world’s most promising young soccer player to his collection of awards. As a teenager who’s already considered to have no weaknesses in his game, it’s no surprise that he became the first-ever defender to win the award.

Now, he will join one of Europe’s giants and look to win both Serie A and the Champions League with Juve next season.

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Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich thumped MLS outfit D.C. United 6-2 during the first game of their pre-season tour of the United States. Netherlands international defender Matthijs de Ligt scored his debut goal for the club, along with Senegalese winger Sadio Mane. Marcel Sabitzer, Serge Gnabry, Joshua Zirkzee, and Thomas Müller rounded out the scoring for the German side.

De Ligt’s goal comes less than a week after the center-back completed his move to the Allianz Arena for a transfer fee of €77 million from Serie A club Juventus.

This crushing defeat no doubt gives retired Manchester United star Wayne Rooney a lot to think about ahead of his managerial debut for D.C. United. Despite being unveiled as the club’s new head coach on July 12, the 36-year-old coach had to resort to watching the game from the stand as he still awaits his work visa approval.

German and Bayern Munich legend Bastian Schweinsteiger expressed confidence in Rooney’s ability to steer the MLS club in the right direction. “By the way, it’s great to see my friend Wayne Rooney on the MLS sidelines very soon,” Schweinsteiger remarked prior to the game.

The post De Ligt Scores on Debut as Bayern Thrash D.C. United appeared first on SportzBonanza.

Bayern Munich completed the signing of center-back Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus for a fee of €70 million, it was announced on Tuesday. The deal includes potential performance-based bonuses of up to €10 million.

The 22-year-old player arrived in Munich on Monday to sign a five-year contract with the club, after which he proceeded to complete his medical. He is then expected to join his teammates for the club’s pre-season tour in the United States.

“I’m very happy to become a player for this great club. FC Bayern are the most successful club in Germany, one of the most successful clubs in Europe and in the world,” de Ligt stated in an interview with the club’s website.

The Dutch player arrives in Munich after making 117 appearances for Juventus, during which time he helped the club to win the Serie A in 2019-20 and lift the Coppa Italia the following season. Since then, however, the Italian giants have fallen by the wayside, dropping into the fourth position on the league table in back-to-back seasons.

As the latest summer signing by the Bundesliga champions, de Ligt follows Sadio Mane from Liverpool and former Ajax players Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui to the Allianz Arena in what has been a busy transfer window for Bayern.

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Manchester United might make another attempt to acquire Dutch international center back Matthijs De Ligt. According to ESPN’s sources, the Premier League side rediscovered their interest in De Ligt in recent weeks and might try to lure him to Old Trafford in the summer.

Man Utd’s plans, however, largely depends on Juventus’ willingness to part with the talented defender. Juve managed to beat Manchester among other clubs last summer and acquire De Ligt from Ajax in a transfer worth more than $80 million. Still, the 20-year-old faces some growing pains in his first season in Seria A.

De Ligt hasn’t exactly established himself as a sure starter with Juventus, and it seems like he is still a long way from earning manager Maurizio Sarri’s trust. So far in the season, De Ligt started 17 out of 26 Seria A games, while struggling with discipline and earning four yellow cards.

Despite this, it’s hard to see Man United managing to tempt Juventus to sell Matthijs De Ligt without some huge offer that would reset the market for defenders. De Ligt is still young and has room to grow, and Juve isn’t known for letting talent walk out their door so easily.

In case that De Ligt is unavailable, United is expected to turn to other targets in an attempt to bolster their defensive line. Among the candidates are Inter’s starlet Milan Skriniar and Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly.

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After weeks of speculation and rumors, Dutch international center back Matthijs de Ligt confirmed on Tuesday that he will sign for Italian giants Juventus.

The team announced de Ligt’s arrival via private jet in Turin, where he underwent physicals and signed his official contract to join Juve on Wednesday morning.

De Ligt burst onto the world stage as a crucial part of Ajax’s stunning run to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. At only 19 years old, he is already considered to be one of the best defenders in the world.

The center back debuted for Ajax’s senior team in 2016, just after his 17th birthday, and became the youngest player to ever feature in a European final when Ajax played Manchester United in the 2017 UEFA Europa League final.

In December of last year, he added the Golden Boy Award as the world’s most promising young soccer player to his collection of awards. As a teenager who’s already considered to have no weaknesses in his game, it’s no surprise that he became the first-ever defender to win the award.

Now, he will join one of Europe’s giants and look to win both Serie A and the Champions League with Juve next season.

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