According to Spanish publication Sport, Donny van de Beek has informed his teammates that he will be signing for Manchester United next week if things go as per plans.
Manchester united are looking to hojack the talented midfielder in a major coup for the Red Devils and massive blow to Barcelona.
The Catalans interest in the central midfielder has been reignited since the appointment former Barcelona star former national team boss, Ronald Koeman early this month
Sport claims that the 23-year-old will head to Manchester to complete a transfer next week and it’s claimed that Ajax value Van de Beek at around €50m, though a transfer fee has not been clearly confirmed as of yet.
Dutch publication De Telegraaf reported yesterday that the midfielder was left out of the Ajax friendly match squad against Eintracht Frankfurt due to developments regarding a looming transfer.
The 23 year old Dutch midfielder has continued to be a star performer despite Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong both leaving after Ajax’s wonderful double-winning 18/19 season, which also saw the Ajax upset the odds to reach the Champions League semi-finals.
Donny Van de Beek is a box to box midfielder and very hardworking playmaker who scored 10 goals with 11 assists in 37 appearances across all competitions this season.
Most of the Dutchman’s goal have seen the ace use his well-timed late runs into the box to hit the back of the net, Van de Beek would add goals and a brilliant work-rate to any top side’s midfield ranks.
