De Ligt is an absolute beast for his age and his ceiling is crazy high. Not to mention the leadership qualities he already possesses and the fact he already captained Ajax at such a young age.
Defenders usually take alot longer to mature.
Barzagli was already 29 when he joined Juventus (for £300,000) and eventually matured into a world class player and stayed world class well into his 30s.
De Ligt iirc was 19 when he joined Juve and people were already expecting prime Maldini fucksake.
That’s the problem, he is getting paid like he was prime Maldini , but isn’t performing like one .
And let’s be honest he was outperformed by Skriniar,Chiellini,De Vrij,Koulibaly last 3 years , even Tomori,Bastoni had better season.
If he was getting paid 4m i would be okay with his performances , yes he is young but that doesn’t guarantee absolutely nothing,myabe he won’t progress.
We can’t gamble, you can sell him for 80m this season or you sell him for 40m next year if he can perform well , or even less if he doesn’t.
Don’t forget , he is highest paid player in the league, ofc we should ask for better performances .