Mathis de Ligt, 21, from Juventus, spoke in an interview with De Volkskrant about his early days in Turin. And the player reveals that the way he dressed was really a matter of laughter in the Bianconeri dressing room.

“I don’t like expensive clothes. I’m Matthijs, myself and they won’t see me coming to training in a custom-made suit. My profession is football, I want to be a superstar on the field. Sometimes in the club they laugh at me for the way I dress, but I don’t care. As long as I do.” I dress well, I am satisfied. The most important thing is a good performance on the field, if that is what the defender says, “I will respect you a lot more than if you wear a certain uniform.” De Ligt also tells how the players are loved in Italy. Or, badly, you are still a hero to the masses. In the Netherlands I was a normal boy playing football. In Italy, as a soccer player, you are at the top of society. Through the streets of the Netherlands. “

The player also spoke about Cristiano Ronaldo. “The way he looks, how does he stay fit and motivated at age 36 … Awesome. Chiellini is as he is, Buffon too, despite his 43 years. Everyone is very professional.”