Sport shorts: Juventus sign Matthijs de Ligt and Lando Norris urges Lewis Hamilton to ‘stick around’ in F1

Matthijs de Ligt scored for Ajax against Juventus in the Champions League last season

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By The Week Staff

published 18 July 2019

1. De Ligt joins Juve

Italian champions Juventus have signed Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax in a deal worth £67.5m.

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McLaren ace Lando Norris has urged five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to “stick around” so they can race head-to-head on the Formula 1 track. The 19-year-old, who is in his rookie season in F1, says it will be another couple of years before McLaren can take on Mercedes at the front of the grid. Norris told Sky Sports: “That’s something I would like, to be able to fight against Lewis. A five-time world champion, possibly six this year. But it’s a good two years before we’re having a chance to fight them. I’m sure he’s probably going to stick around, especially when he’s got chances of winning championships and making history. It’s something I would look forward to, being able to race him.”