Matthijs Of Ligt explains the reasons of his 'apparition' in Barcelona

The central Dutch that the FC Barcelona would have in his diary of possible signings of face to the next season 2018-19, Matthijs Of Ligt, left fall in the last days by the Catalan capital and was seen strolling by the city and in company of some friends, arriving to find also with Patrick Kluivert and his children.

In the last hours, the central youngster of 18 years has conceded an interview to 'Ajax TV' in which it has cleared the reasons of his presence in Barcelona, that generated a big quantity of speculations in the media on his possible signing by the Barça.

Of Ligt, in Barcelona by reasons of leisure

When seeming, after playing two friendly with the selection of Holland, the defender wanted to recargar the batteries and by this reason took advantage of to leave two days to Barcelona, using the two free days that had given him the Ajax. It recognises that this trip "immediately caused that they arose rumours on a possible transfer", although Of Ligt is very calm in this regard.

"I know that the people now thinks that I will go there by something more", signals, matizando that if it attended to Barcelona went only by reasons of leisure, and no to negotiate a possible traspaso to the FC Barcelona. "It was on holiday with friends, know that the people now thinks that I will go there by another thing, but these holidays reserved them from does time. They gave me two free days and used it for recargar the battery".

Of Ligt, happy with his last performances

On the other hand, Of Ligt has wanted to subtract importance to the a lot of praises that has carried in the last days after his good performances with Holland, mainly in the party in which it delivered two assistances of goal against the selection of Portugal.

"I look to backwards a lot, the first party play a bit worse, lost against England, and in the second against Portugal play better, by what go back with good feeling. Never I gave two assistances in a professional party, so I am very happy with this", ensures.

In spite of everything, has clear that now more than ever has to keep the feet in the floor and not to leave seduce by the halagos, but continue working as it has done up to now. "Already I know how it works... It exaggerates a lot now, there is a lot of bass drum, but if you play worse once, the good press disappears. It goes up and drop, I know how played", stands out. The mental maturity of Of Ligt, to his 18 years, is without place to doubts his best baza to convert in the short term in one of the best head offices of the world. Him fichará the Barça? The time will say it.