Football news - Matthijs de Ligt still unsure on future as Man Utd pull out of race

The 19-year-old made his name during this season’s run to the Champions League semi-finals, as the Dutch champions saw off both Real Madrid and Juventus before losing to Tottenham on away goals in the last four.

Barcelona and Bayern Munich had been linked with his signature throughout the season but United were hoping to lure him to Manchester with a £65 million offer.

However, United now believe that the Dutch international is set to move to Camp Nou and have pulled out of the race for his signature.

De Ligt, meanwhile was coy on the subject of his future on Sunday. "Where do I see myself?" Sky Sports News quote him as saying. "Well, obviously the Premier League is a big competition, Spain also, but you have other competitions, it's not [just] about those two.

"I still don't know anything about where my future is, so I see how it goes. First, we have to play two games [in the Nations League] and then after that, we'll see what happens next."

Should De Ligt set his sights on a transfer to Catalonia, he will be linking up with his fellow Ajax star Frenkie de Jong, whose summer move to Barca was confirmed in January.

Barca are expected to have a busy summer as they look to revamp their ageing squad, which won La Liga at a canter but attracted criticism after falling short in the Champions League semi-finals and the Copa del Rey final.