Manchester United never made contact over a deal to sign Matthijs de Ligt, the Juventus defender has revealed.

The young stopper left Ajax for Juventus in 2019 and recalled the huge interest in his services at the time.

A number of teams were linked but the player himself has revealed a lack of an approach from United.

He told reporters: “I never heard anything from [United.

“It was like you were in school, like with math. It was a long process.

“You weigh the pros and cons and in the end, I ended up choosing Juventus."