Matthijs de Ligt was the talk of world football last season, earning huge praise for his performances for Ajax.
Despite his tenders years, the Dutchman was a dominant figure, already captaining the Eredivisie outfit as a teenager.
Liverpool were loosely linked with a summer move for De Ligt, in order to partner him with international colleague Virgil van Dijk.
He joined Juventus instead, though, but his form this season hasn’t been entirely convincing.
De Ligt put in a mistake-laden display for the Netherlands against Northern Ireland on Thursday night, even though Ronald Koeman’s side eventually won 3-1.
These Liverpool supporters have taken to Twitter to claim the Reds were fortunate not to sign the centre-back, in hindsight.
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De Ligt is still an outstanding prospect, but it is clear that he is still learning his trade.
While the idea of Liverpool signing the 20-year-old was a fashionable one in the summer, he wouldn’t necessarily have hit the ground running.
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He is showing his limitations at the moment, as he continues to improve as a player.
Some will write him off, which is reckless, but Liverpool choosing not to sign him is making more sense now.
He has every chance of developing into a superstar defender one day, but he isn’t one yet.
