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The want for De Ligt

Real Madrid have already signed Eder Militao from Porto for the summer transfer window. However, the news of Sergio Ramos not being sure about his continuity at the Santiago Bernabeu has added some headache for the Blancos.

The Galacticos will now have to look at another player to replace the Spain and Real Madrid captain. And that is one hell of a task – after all, the number 4 is not just a great defender but also a leader who has the ability to score goals at crucial times.

So, Perez needs to bring in a player with similar qualities – and who has such attributes in the football fraternity? Yes, Matthijs De Ligt.

According to reports, Florentino Perez has already informed Ramos that his replacement has been chosen in the form of De Ligt and Perez just needs to take another step to sign the player who is close to joining Barcelona.

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