Teamwork makes the dream work

Donny van de Beek lastly closing in on everlasting Man Utd exit

39


Donny van de Beek’s Manchester United nightmare seems near its finish, with Girona reportedly on the cusp of a cut-price deal to signal the Dutch midfielder.

A £40m signing from Ajax in 2020, Van de Beek began simply 4 Premier League video games in his maiden season at Outdated Trafford and shortly discovered himself utterly out of the pecking order, even following the arrival of his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag.

With 62 appearances and simply 2,157 minutes of motion during the last 4 years, Van de Beek lastly appears set for the profession restart he craves, with Relevo the primary to disclose {that a} deal had been struck to promote the midfielder to Girona.

The report claims the settlement between United and Girona revolves round a payment of simply €500,000 (£420,000) – simply 1% of the unique £40m payment.

Nonetheless, Fabrizio Romano provides that United stand to get better extra of that payment based mostly on a lot of add-ons included within the deal.

Donny van de Beek

Van de Beek has struggled at United / Richard Sellers/Allstar/GettyImages

A clause regarding appearances this season might take the payment nearer to €5m (£4.2m), with much more cash probably attributable to United by way of performance-related add-ons.

Importantly, private phrases are but to be agreed between Van de Beek and Girona, who will meet with the 27-year-old within the coming days to thrash out a deal.

A transfer to Girona would give Van de Beek the possibility to reunite with former Ajax teammate Daley Blind, who lately signed a brand new contract after his essential function in main Girona to a shock spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.

READ THE LATEST MAN UTD NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP