How much is Matthijs de Ligt’s release clause?
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 26 Jun 2022 18:06 BST
- 3 min read
Matthijs de Ligt has a minimum fee release clause of €120 million that will be activated on July 1, 2022.
De Ligt signed for Juventus in the summer of 2019 from Ajax for an initial fee of €75m, which could eventually reach €85.5m
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Juventus beat off competition from many of Europe’s biggest clubs, in particular Barcelona, in order to sign arguably Europe’s most talented young central defender at the time.
The presence of De Ligt’s late agent Mino Raiola, who enjoyed a very close relationship with Juventus, played a key role in the Dutchman moving to Turin.
But another key reason why the deal was made was because Juventus agreed to insert a clause in De Ligt’s contract.
How much is De Ligt’s release clause?
This clause means that in the summer of 2022, Juventus will be forced to accept any transfer offer that reaches €120m.
This has alerted Europe’s top sides once more, with Chelsea making De Ligt their top defensive target for this summer.
The Blues are in the market for two centre backs, as they are set to lose both Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen on free transfers at the end of the month.
Both players see their contracts expire, with Rudiger joining Real Madrid and Christensen signing for Barcelona.
Chelsea have the funds available to sign De Ligt for €120m and are already reported to have tabled an initial bid of cash plus Timo Werner in part-exchange.
Juventus are understood to not be prepared to sell De Ligt unless they receive a cash amount of at least €100m.
De Ligt's contract expires in 2024 and Juventus know that unless he extends this summer, they risk losing him for a much lower amount 12 months from now.
