Ajax sporting director, Marc Overmars insists teenage sensation, Matthijs de Ligt will not leave the Eredivisie club in January, but offered no concrete assurances over the defender's future beyond this season.
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The 19-year-old Netherlands international has been linked with move to Barcelona, Roma and Manchester City ahead of transfer windows across the continent reopening again in the new year.
On Friday, Goal reported that Man City and Barcelona were set to battle for De Ligt and his team-mate Frenkie De Jong.
Despite the interest in the defender, Overmars has confirmed he will not be leaving in January.
"The percentage that De Ligt leaves Ajax in January is zero per cent," Overmars told LaRoma24.it.
However, Overmars was less certain on De Ligt's future past this season.
Asked whether the defender could be sold in June, Overmars replied: "Yes, I confirm it is a possibility."
De Ligt signed a four-year contract extension last year, with the deal lasting through 2021.
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