Matthijs de Ligt has said Cristiano Ronaldo "didn't make the difference" in his decision to join Juventus from Ajax this summer after the Portuguese encouraged him to move to Turin.
The Netherlands defender spoke to reporters at his unveiling as a Juventus player, confirming he met Ronaldo after the inaugural UEFA Nations League final but his choice was already made by that point:
"After the Nations League final I was already sure that I wanted to join Juventus, but it was still a big compliment to have Cristiano ask me to join here but it didn't make the difference.