Dutch sensations Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong have been making the headlines for all the right reasons and it’s not surprising that a host of top European clubs are fighting for their signatures.

Barcelona and Juventus are said to be interested in the 19-year-old defender, whereas the Catalans face competition from Manchester City for De Jong.

Ajax sporting director Marc Overmars has admitted that it’s unlikely that the duo will stay at the club much longer.

“It will be difficult to retain these players who are in the newspapers every day because of the interest of other clubs,” Overmars said at a shareholders meeting.

“Last year we managed to keep the group together and we only sold [Justin] Kluivert, but it won’t be possible to keep this group of talented players together for the coming years.”