Rio Ferdinand reveals why Manchester United and Liverpool want Matthijs De Ligt

Ajax defender Matthijs De Ligt has attracted the interest of many big European clubs after the Dutch team performed well in the Champions League and reached the semi-finals. Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand has praised the young captain after Ajax beat Tottenham 1-0 yesterday night. "I really, really love this player," Ferdinand told BT Sport. "Youngest captain to ever get to this stage of the tournament, leading his team, and there's a personality that I like. "Barring his footballing ability that you can see is obvious, there's a personality. He looks like he's meant to be at this stage. I watched him in the Europa League final. You can see there's a huge difference - the stature, the presence he's got. "He's decisive in his decision making now as well. He's doesn't hang about or sit back, he makes a decision and goes for it. I think there's a couple of weaknesses in him still, but that's in his age, from defending crosses and stuff. "But he's learning on the job. He's learning on the biggest stage and performing. He can play. The kid can play. He's brought up the Ajax way so he can play football when he needs to, but when he needs to get into a foot race of physicality comes into it, he's determined and he seems like he's made of the right stuff. "He will be on the list of every top team."

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