Matthijs de Ligt is set to become Bayern Munich's second-most expensive signing in their history after the club's CEO Oliver Kahn confirmed a deal to sign the Dutch defender from Juventus was close to completion.
According to various reports, Bayern will pay Juventus a €70 million up-front transfer fee with an additional €10m in performance-based add-ons for De Ligt, who is expected to sign a five-year contract.
Only the €80m Bayern paid Atletico Madrid in 2019 for Lucas Hernandez represents a more expensive deal for the German giants.
Speaking at a media round table in the United States on Monday night, Kahn revealed De Ligt is on his way to join his new teammates in the US for Bayern's pre-season tour. "It was very simple," Kahn said when asked about Bayern signing De Ligt. "It was very similar to how it was with Sadio Mane; he thought about it for one or two days; it was the same for Matthijs de Ligt.