Donny van de Beek truly burst onto the European scene as part of the electrifying Ajax side that reached the Champions League semi-finals last season.
He was one of their standout young stars alongside Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong who are now at Juventus and Barcelona respectively.
With incredible versatility, Donny Van de Beek can operate in a central or attacking role and has been described as the classic box-to-box midfielder.
The 23-year-old Netherlands intenational has the ability to play anywhere across the middle – a trait that will only increase his value – and as well as being that vital link between defence and attack, he is more offensively minded than other central midfield players.
He has developed that special talent of making late runs into the danger area to latch onto forward passes, catching out even the most astute of defenders.
But he is also not afraid of sitting deep and doing the hard work when he needs to. United have Matic and Micktominay in that area but matic will soon retire as he no longer has the legs he had
According to WhoScored.com, Van de Beek makes an average of two tackles per game in the Eredivisie which is the fourth highest in the Ajax squad and can help out in a more defensive role when needed.
However, Van de Beek would easily slot into that role in front of the defence of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer favoured 4-2-3-1 formation.
He will show the same talent as he has done in the Netherlands, he would guaranteed of a starting spot.
