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This summer saw Dutch centre-back Matthijs de Ligt move to Old Trafford with Manchester United rebuilding their back line.
De Ligt, despite being only 24, has already had an impressive career with Ajax, Juventus and Bayern Munich.
Back in his days at Ajax, de Ligt played under Erik ten Hag, with the manager entrusting his young centre back with the captain’s armband.
This move saw the Eridivise side win the league and domestic cup with de Ligt as the club’s youngest ever captain.
Now though, the defender has come out to discuss why he was so set on moving to Old Trafford.
Speaking to the club’s media team, de Ligt explained: “This summer when United came for me and, yeah, the trainer [Ten Hag] also wanted me really badly — and the club also — it made it, for me, really easy,”
He continued: “To get the chance to get to the Premier League first of all, and second of all to, I think, the biggest club in English football history.
“For me, it was a really easy choice to make.”
De Ligt also went on to discuss the future of the club and how they move forwards, saying: “They won two prizes in two years, obviously really good,”
He continued: “But I think everybody agrees that United also has to play for the Premier League title, to compete with the other clubs that are fighting for this title.
“I think that’s a really nice challenge and nice project what I really look forward to try to help the team [with] as much as possible.”
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