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Ajax wonderkid Matthijs de Ligt appears certain to complete a transfer away from the Amsterdam-based giants in the next few months.

The only problem is no one knows where he'll end up.

Barcelona remain the favourites to sign the young Holland international. The Catalan giants have already secured the services of his former team-mate Frenkie de Jong.

Barcelona have also held talks with De Ligt's agent Mino Raiola, according to reports from Spain, but so far no transfer has transpired.

Liverpool are another team who have been linked with the 19-year-old Ajax captain, who guided his side to a Champions League semi-final this season.

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The Reds already home De Ligt's international centre-back partner Virgil van Dijk - with whom he shares a great on-the-pitch bond - and there is speculation he could join the former Southampton man at Anfield.

But again, a transfer has yet to materialise.

Manchester United were originally linked with De Ligt but cooled their interest on the advice of scout Marcel Bout, who claimed the youngster's weight could balloon.

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The Red Devils then failed to secure Champions League football for next season - something that has put to bed their hopes of signing Jadon Sancho.

It is feared that a lack of Champions League football will also result in De Ligt snubbing a move to United.

But fans of the Old Trafford club have spotted something that has given them hope on social media, and many believe a transfer could be on the cards.

Rio Ferdinand uploaded an image of the 2008 Manchester United squad winning the Champions League to his Instagram page.

And interestingly De Ligt has given the image a 'like'.

Now of course this means very, very little. Footballers regularly 'like' the achievements of fellow professionals on social media.

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But some United fans have taken this as De Ligt dropping a hint that he likes the idea of a transfer to Old Trafford.

Make of that what you will.