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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Apr 30, 2019 06:13 GMT

Barcelona might have just pulled off a huge transfer

PSG set to beat European rivals to Ajax duo

Paris Saint-Germain are set to pull an upset on Barcelona and Juventus as they inch closer to signing the Ajax starlet duo of Matthijs De Ligt and Frenkie De Jong, as per Calcio Mercato.

Earlier reports had suggested that Barcelona were getting close to clinching both youngsters. But now it looks like Paris Saint-Germain are frontrunners to sign both.

The report claims that PSG director Antero Henrique is in Amsterdam to seal a deal worth €150 million for De Ligt and De Jong.

De Ligt and De Jong are two of the brightest young prospects in European football at the moment and have been on the radar of several top teams across Europe.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

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