CEO Kahn: Juventus' De Ligt wants to join Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich are hopeful of luring defender Matthijs de Ligt away from Juventus, with club CEO Oliver Kahn saying Saturday that the Dutch international is eager to join the Bundesliga giants.

“We have had talks for Matthijs de Ligt, I can confirm that the player wants to come to FC Bayern,” Kahn said, according to The Guardian’s Fabrizio Romano.

“We’ll have more talks and then we’ll see how it goes.”

It’s understood that Bayern are preparing to submit an offer, with Romano reporting that Juventus could demand a fee worth up to €100 million.

Last week, Bayer Munich board member Hasan Salihamidzic was in Italy to meet with Juventus officials and discuss signing the 22-year-old center-back.

“You all know that we had a conversation in Italy, you saw that. There will definitely be more talks,” he told German outlet Bild on Friday, as translated by Get German Football News.

De Ligt is three years into the five-year contract he signed after joining the Bianconeri from Ajax for €75 million. He appeared in 31 Serie A games last season.