Manchester United 'alerted to possible Matthijs de Ligt availability'
The Dutchman — a key figure in Ajax's run to the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals under Erik ten Hag — earned a marquee move to Juventus on the back of his rapid rise to prominence in his homeland.
De Ligt spent three years in Serie A before making the switch to Germany in the summer of 2022, but he has struggled to play his way into Thomas Tuchel's good books this season.
With Kim Min-jae arriving from Italian champions Napoli to compete with De Ligt and Dayot Upamecano at the back, the former has often been left out in the cold and has also spent time out with a knee injury in the current campaign.
De Ligt earned five successive Bundesliga starts from January 12 to February 3, netting in a 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach earlier this month, but he was dropped to the bench for Saturday's top-of-the-table clash with Bayer Leverkusen.
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Eric Dier was given the nod alongside Upamecano and Kim in a three-man backline, which was run ragged at the BayArena as Leverkusen ran out convincing 3-0 winners.
De Ligt was an unused substitute throughout that chastening defeat, which leaves the Bavarians five points behind Xabi Alonso's men at the top of the standings and at risk of missing out on a 12th successive title.
According to The Mirror, Man United are now highly attentive to the centre-back's situation following his snub over the weekend, although he still has three-and-a-half years left to run on his deal with the German champions.
Despite his contract situation, it was claimed last month that De Ligt is open to seeking out a new club over the
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