Derricht in Munich’s red jersey▶ Click here for a larger view
German professional soccer ‘big’ Bayern Munich embraced Dutch national team center back Mateis Dericht (23).
Munich announced on their website on the 20th (Korean time) that they had signed De Ligt, who played for Juventus (Italy).
The contract period is 5 years until 2027, and the transfer fee is said to reach 77 million euros (regarding 12.92 billion won).
This is 3 million euros less than the club’s all-time record for transfer fees.
The €80 million (regarding 1.7 billion won) paid for the signing of defender Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Madrid (Spain) in 2019 remains the record for the highest transfer fee paid by Munich.
Dericht playing for Juventus▶ Click here for a larger view
Derricht, with a physique of 189 cm and 89 kg, excellent man marking ability, and soccer intelligence to lead the defensive line, has been attracting attention as a cotyledon from the Ajax (Netherlands) youth team days.
In the first team of Ajax, he played a key role as the captain of the team in the 2018-2019 season, advancing to the Champions League semi-finals.
In particular, he exploded a header that led Ajax to the semi-finals in the second leg of the quarter-final once morest Juventus, and immediately joined Juventus in the summer transfer window that year.
Dericht also played as a regular at Juventus, appearing in 117 official matches over the three seasons, including 87 in the regular season. He also scored eight goals.
“I am very much welcomed by the manager and the board of directors and I am confident of my new challenge in Munich,” said DeLigt.
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