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Manchester United have made a number of great signings this summer with praise for stars moving to Old Trafford, both to the senior squad and the academy. However, one has been highlighted as the best Premier League signing of the summer by Jamie Carragher.
It’s very rare you’ll hear the Liverpool legend praise a Red Devil, however the is one man who deserves the praise enough for the England international to put the rivalry aside.
Whilst Leny Yoro has been regarded as a generational talent, with Real Madrid interested in the centre-back, it’s his fellow defender who has received the praise from Carragher.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Jamie Carragher was joined by former United captain, Gary Neville, to rank the three biggest-money signings of the Premier League this summer.
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The three in question were Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke, Chelsea’s Pedro Neto and Manchester United’s Matthijs de Ligt.
It was one of the rare occasions where the two pundits agreed, marking de Ligt in the top spot.
Speaking about the defender, Carragher said: “He is the best player (of the three), I think,”
He continued: “He’s a Barcelona-type of player or even maybe a Real Madrid. He’s got the pedigree in terms of where he’s come from and the clubs he’s played for.”
However this isn’t the first Premier League legend to praise the centre-back, with Roy Keane labelling de Ligt as “a good signing”.
The £38 million move for the Dutch defender brought him from Bayern Munich which he moved to from Juventus, giving him an already impressive run of clubs for a 25-year-old. And not just being registered with the clubs, but being a member of regular starting XIs.
The only thing that affected de Ligt’s appearances last season was a knee ligament tear, ruling him out of 18 games.
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