Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has hinted he's ready to choose Juventus as his next club.

And the Dutchman admits Cristiano Ronaldo will be a big influence on his decision.

"During the season, at the club, and during the various competitions, you really do not have time to reflect. But there are times when I realise that this is not normal. Like recently, when I dined with my football friends of the past," he recalled.

"Adidas organised that dinner. There were also childhood friends and we started remembering. We came to the conclusion that I always wanted to be Cristiano Ronaldo when we played football in the garden . That was especially in his time when he played for Manchester United.

"My first football shirt was also his. That dinner was right after the games with Juventus, in which I had to fight with Ronaldo himself, something that is really special."