'I prefer the Barcelona sun to the rain in Manchester'

De Ligt is one of the most talked about players in Europe at the minute, with seemingly every major team on the continent being linked with signing him next summer.

After helping the Dutch national to a famous 3-0 victory against Germany on Saturday at the Amsterdam Arena, the Ajax man answered questiosns about where his future lies.

When directly asked to choose between Barcelona and Manhester City and Barcelona, the 19 year old defender replied "Ajax! Of course journalists need something to write about, that's how it is"

A quick-thinking journalist then followed up with another question: "If you were going on holiday would you prefer the rain in Manchester or the sun in Barcelona"

Smiling as he replied, the player replied: "Barcelona, I like the sun". Those words seemed to suggest that his future lies on the Meditteranean coast rather than on the canals of north-west England.