Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has revealed his motivation to affix from Bayern Munich was born out of a want to assist the membership get “again the place it belongs”.
United have not challenged for the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson retired upon profitable his record-extending thirteenth in 2013, experiencing a rollercoaster 11 years throughout that point. However new co-ownership and the injection of a contemporary sporting hierarchy has introduced optimism.
De Ligt has equally seen his profession stall since a spectacular breakout season with Ajax in 2018/19, with spells at Juventus and Bayern Munich not delivering the success that might have been anticipated. His potential just isn’t in query and United might be the excellent rejuvenation alternative.
“I truly actually just like the challenge. It is at all times good to go someplace and to really feel that you simply’re a part of a brand new challenge, to really feel that you simply’re a part of one thing new,” De Ligt instructed membership media in his first interview because the double arrival from Munich alongside Noussair Mazraoui.
“Hopefully me, but additionally the opposite gamers which can be coming now this summer time, can provide an amazing piece to the following historical past of Manchester United and to get the membership again the place it belongs: on prime.”
De Ligt went on to explain United as “one of many largest golf equipment on this planet”, explicit praising their historical past and the legendary gamers who’ve come earlier than him.
“I am actually excited. I truly waited a very long time! The entire trip I used to be ready for the message, that it was a finished deal, and now lastly it’s. So I am unable to wait to begin,” he added.
“There’s a whole lot of historical past on this membership. I grew up with the crew of Cristiano Ronaldo, Vidic, Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes…Edwin van der Sar. I am talking about 20 years in the past however, like, even [further back] once they received the Champions League [in 1999], the treble…it is such a giant historic membership. You’ll be able to really feel this already, it is within the air right here…you’ll be able to breathe the historical past.
“It is a tremendous problem to have now this risk in England, for one of many largest golf equipment on this planet, within the largest competitors [the Premier League] on this planet. I am pushed by these new challenges; I wish to get challenged.”
