Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has discussed speculation he could follow Frenkie de Jong to Barcelona.
De Ligt, 19, is set to be a man in demand this summer, with Barcelona and Manchester United linked with the centre-back while Pep Guardiola is understood to have identified De Ligt as a target for Manchester City.
De Ligt, though, insists he is not yet thinking about following De Jong, who wrapped up €75million move this week, to Catalonia, although he did suggest in time it could be his preferred destination.
“I can’t stop journalists talking about that, it’s part of football,” he said after Ajax’s 3-1 cup victory over Heerenveen on Thursday.
“Now that Frenkie has completed his transfer, it [the speculation] can happen to me, but the only thing that interests me is Ajax. That’s the only thing I’m working on.
“I’m just going to do my own thing and everything will work out if I do that. I think anyone would like to play for Barcelona at some point in their career.
“We’ll see where I end up, but for now I’m very happy at Ajax and I hope to have a good season here. Or seasons, maybe.
“I think it’s great for Frenkie to go to Barcelona. He deserves it and it’s great that he was able to settle this issue, although in reality the negotiations didn’t bother him much.”