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#2 A potential future captain in the long term
There is no doubt that Matthijs De Ligt has impressed the whole of Europe by not only his defending, but also his leadership skills at the immature age of 19 in the Ajax colours, his recent exploit being a terrific performance against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
After Carles Puyol's departure, the Barcelona captain armband has always gone on to the next best alternatives in the team, or has been given to players according to their seniority. But, there has been no proper authoritative leader on paper within the Barca ranks.
If De Ligt can produce such amazing performances as the captain of Ajax at the age of 19, he is definitely on the verge of being a legendary captain for his club by a more mature age of 25-27. Signing De Ligt might just give Barcelona a clear path for their next Carles Puyol in the making.
