Arsenal manager Unai Emery is said to be looking to sign Ajax star Matthijs de LigtThe 19-year-old is the most sought-after defender in Europe and is said to be a target for Barcelona and Manchester United. De Ligt is reportedly valued at £70m by Ajax and Arsenal could raise the funds by offloading Mesut Ozil who, despite being their top-earner on £350,000 per week, has been frozen out by manager Unai Emery. The Sun add that Emery will have to sell Ozil and qualify for the Champions League to sign De Ligt. Arsenal will probably need to sell Mesut Ozil to sign De Ligt“Everyone would like to play for Barcelona sooner or later. De Ligt's Ajax team-mate Frenkie de Jong has agreed to join Barcelona

Source: Express February 17, 2019 08:03 UTC