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‘They could stay for five years, maybe ten’ – De Ligt tipped for long Juventus stay NewsColony The Netherlands defender has quickly settled into life in northern Italy and is believed to be planning to stay there for the long term Matthijs de Ligt and his girlfriend AnneKee “have fallen in love with Turin and Italy ” and would gladly stay at Juventus for “five or ten years”, according to AnneKee’s father Keye. Much was expected of the young Netherlands defender when Juve beat the likes of Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain to his €75 million (£68m/$84m) signing from Ajax last summer. However, things haven’t always gone to plan for the 20-year-old, who even found himself on the bench  at times during a difficult debut campaign for the Bianconeri. De Ligt admits he has much to learn, but has repeatedly stressed that Turin is the right place for his long-term development. However, like all footballers across the globe, his progress had been halted by the cor...