Matthijs de Ligt has been snapped reading former Manchester United forward Memphis Depay's book while on holiday with his girlfriend.

The Holland international is a long-standing Red Devils target, despite it seeming increasing likely that he will sign for one of either Paris Saint-Germain or Barcelona this summer.

De Ligt enjoyed a sensational season with Ajax in which he captained the side to league success and the semi-final of the Champions League.

Barcelona were first to offer him a contract, after securing the services of his former team-mate and compatriot Frenkie de Jong.

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De Ligt was offered a like-for-like contract, but stalled on signing, opening the door for the likes of Man United, Juventus and Bayern Munich to stick contracts in front of him.

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Each of these three contracts was worth more money, but De Ligt appeared to favour a move to Barcelona despite delaying on putting pen to paper.

The Red Devils' lack of Champions League football is a huge stumbling block, which Ruud Gullit recently commented on.

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"I don't think it'll be Manchester United, they don't play in the Champions League," Gullit told Omnisport.

"I think he wants to play in the Champions League, so that's unfortunate for Manchester United.

"It's going to be difficult [for a lot of teams], a lot of them [big teams] might have UEFA [transfer] bans, so there's a lot that's going on still.

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"So I hope he makes the right decision for himself."

Paris Saint-Germain are the most recent club to offer the centre-back a contract, and it's the reportedly the most lucrative of the bunch.

De Ligt's agent Mino Raiola is good friends with Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Antero Henrique, which has helped sweeten the deal.

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And De Ligt's girlfriend AnneKee Molenaar was recently spotted apartment hunting in Paris, to further set tongues wagging.

The Dutchman, for the most part, is keeping his cards close to his chest.

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He revealed after the Nations League final that he would make his mind up and pick his next club after his holiday to Miami.

As for the time being, perhaps he's reading up on Depay's experiences playing in the Premier League?