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De Ligt: 'Happy to have chosen Juve, I'm still learning...'

De Ligt: 'Happy to have chosen Juve, I'm still learning...'

Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has revealed that he is happy to have chosen the bianconeri but feels that he is still on the learning curving.

After what was a drawn-out transfer saga in which De Ligt was linked with clubs like Barcelona, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, Juve sealed the signing of the Ajax man for a fee of around 75 million euros.

In an interview that De Ligt gave to the press following the Best awards in Milan last night, he told Tuttosport: "There have been many changes but it is going well, I am really happy with the choice I made in the summer when I signed for Juventus.

"I am learning Italian. Both the language and the football, very different, compared to the Dutch one. I am very happy to be here, it's really nice to receive an award with the votes of the other players, it's a great recognition. 

"It was an exciting and enormously proud moment to get on stage with those players, some of whom are literally living legends. It is a great honor to be here. I was lucky enough to have played with both Van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo, but frankly I can't choose between the two ".