According to Spain's "Marca" newspaper, Real Madrid originally planned to sign De Ligt in 2019, but Real Madrid's chief scout Honi Calafate insisted that Militão's technical and physical fitness is better and a better signing.
De Ligt, a 22-year-old Dutch centre-back who moved to Juve from Ajax in 2019 for a transfer fee of €85.5 million, has played 18 games for the team this season, contributing one goal.
Militão, a 23-year-old Brazilian centre-back, moved from Porto to Real Madrid in 2019 for a transfer fee of €50 million and has played 21 games for the team this season, contributing one assist.
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