Juventus have completed the €75 million (£68m/$84m) signing of centre-back Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax on a five-year contract.
De Ligt agreed personal terms with Juventus last week that will see the defender earn €12m (£11m/$13m) per season - €8m in basic salary with €4m in bonuses.
And the 19-year-old has now finalised his move to Juve, a deal that will equal €85.5m (£77m/€96m) with additional costs, with the Bianconeri seeing off competition from a host of Europe's top clubs, including Barcelona, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.
De Ligt's agent Mino Raiola has claimed that there was an agreement with Ajax for the defender to leave this summer if a suitable offer was made.
After Ajax and Juventus went back and forth over the price for De Ligt, the Dutch champions finally agreed to sell their in-demand teenage defender.
He arrived in Turin on Tuesday and underwent a medical on Wednesday ahead of the completion of his move.
De Ligt has become one of the most highly-coveted defensive prospects in Europe since making his senior debut for Ajax in 2016.
This past season, De Ligt helped Ajax to the Champions League semi-final, where his side fell just short of the final in a heartbreaking last-second defeat to Tottenaham.
De Ligt made 55 appearances in all competitions in 2018-19, scoring seven goals while leading his side to a domestic double.
The teenager has also become a regular at international level, having earned 17 caps for the Netherlands since making his senior debut in 2017.
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