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De Ligt denies 'insane' rumours he demanded more money than Mbappe to make PSG switch

Juventus new boy Matthijs de Ligt has laughed off claims that he chose to move to Turin for the money.

It had been claimed in some quarters that the defender, who moved to the Serie A champions from Ajax in a €75 million (£67m/$84m) deal this week, turned down a switch to Paris Saint-Germain because he wanted to earn more than Kylian Mbappe. The 19-year-old dismissed those rumours as ‘insane’.

The former Ajax stopper said he relied on controversial super-agent Mino Raiola to handle the business side of the game, while he made his decisions purely for footballing reasons.