Donny van De Beek suggested a Man Utd escape path that Erik ten Hag won’t appreciate.

 

Ajax is interested in signing Manchester

United midfielder Donny van de Beek, but

Erik ten Hag’s plan may be thwarted by

their financial limitations.

Harry Kane won’t be returning to the

Premier League, according to Erik ten Hag.

This month, Donny van de Beek might visit

his old team Ajax, but the Dutch club is most

likely only going to offer a loan deal.

The Dutch midfielder, 26, was signed from

Ajax in a £35million deal by Ole Gunnar

Solskjaer back in 2020 but has struggled to

establish himself as a first-team regular at

Old Trafford. Van de Beek has started just

six Premier League matches across three

seasons at the club.

The former Ajax ace played just 10 times for

United during Erik Ten Hag’s debut

 

 

campaign in the Old Trafford dugout,

making just four starts, before having to

undergo surgery after suffering a season-

ending knee injury in early January’s three-

goal home win over Bournemouth.

 

That incident sums up Van de Beek’s

misfortune during his time at United and

came at a time when he was enjoying more

minutes on the pitch due to the club’s hectic

schedule across four competitions. It was a

cruel moment that heightened his

frustrations since joining the club.

 

Ten Hag is the same coach who utilised him

heavily at Ajax. However, the Netherlands

international has still been a peripheral

figure under the current United boss as he

was under Solskjaer, the coach who signed

him, and interim United boss Ralf Rangnick.

United have been in talks with Real

Sociedad over Van de Beek’s exit, but Ajax

are also now in the running. However, the

Sun report that the Dutch giants are only

able to fund a loan deal due to their current

financial situation.

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Van de Beek has featured in pre-season for

Man United but is likely to leave

That is not something of great interest to

Ten Hag or United, who do not only want to

ease their wage bill but also secure a

transfer fee which they can subsequently

spend on Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.

 

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Onana as Erik ten Hag decision questioned

Already gone from Old Trafford are David

de Gea, Alex Telles, Fred, Phil Jones, Axel

Tuanzebe and Anthony Elanga, while the

Hammers have already agreed a £30million

fee to land Harry Maguire and have had a

similar bid for Scott McTominay knocked back.

McTominay may yet leave United, who are

reluctant to lose the Scotland international

but would sanction a deal if they can sign

Amrabat, while Eric Bailly, Dean Henderson,

Donny van de Beek and Brandon Williams

may all yet exit Old Trafford.

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