PSG to sign Barcelona target as 'revenge', Former Real Madrid player interested in Barca move, and more Barcelona transfer news: 30 January 2019

By Nishant Jayaram

Modified May 02, 2019 09:06 GMT

PSG manager Thomas Tuchel could beat Barcelona to sign a highly-rated player

#5 PSG to sign de Ligt as revenge to spite Barcelona

PSG lost out to Barcelona in the signing of young Dutch star Frenkie de Jong, after Barcelona reportedly showed texts sent by PSG forward Neymar, who complained about the French league and the quality of players.

The French club's President Nasser Al-Khelaifi, now wants to make a "revenge" signing by beating Barcelona to the signature of de Jong's Ajax teammate, Matthijs de Ligt, as per Calciomercato.

de Ligt has attracted interest from all the big guns in Europe, which includes the likes of Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Juventus, as well as Barcelona and PSG. The 19-year-old centre back is tipped to be one of the best in his position and has impressed for Ajax in the Dutch league.

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