De Ligt resumes Ajax training

Matthijs de Ligt has begun preseason training with Ajax, amidst Mino Raiola’s continued efforts to bring him to Juventus.

De Ligt looked to be in good spirits as he trained with his Ajax teammates for the first time since the end of last season.

It comes just a day after agent Raiola confirmed Juve had agreed terms with the defender, although the agent made it clear there would be no strike action to force a transfer.

Goal.com’s Romeo Agresti, meanwhile, writes the Bianconeri are ‘pushing’ to finalise a deal this week and that there is ‘growing optimism’.

The 19-year-old is rumoured to have shaken hands over an initial €9m salary, leaving the Bianconeri only needing to negotiate a fee with the Dutch champions.

— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) July 8, 2019