Manchester United has signed Dutch midfielder Donny Van de Beek from Ajax on a five year deal for a reported fee of £34 million ($45 million) plus add-ons after extensively
The 23-year-old played who featured in 178 games for Dutch team, scored 41 goals, provided 34 assists and won 3 trophies took to social media to bid the club he has known for 13 years a heartfelt farewell.
Speaking on the move, the playmaker said, “I am now ready to take the next step in my career and perform at the highest level and there is no higher standard than Manchester United. Everyone has told me how amazing the Old Trafford atmosphere is and I am looking forward to experiencing that, once it is safe for the fans to return, adding that former United players, Edwin van der Sar & Daley Blind helped him make the decision as well.
Ajax’s director of football affairs Marc Overmars wished Van de Beek all the best at Old Trafford.
“This is a great transfer for Donny, one which he deserves,” he said. “It’s also a compliment to Ajax’s youth academy, where he has played since he was 11.
“Last summer there was a lot of interest in him but, luckily, we were able to keep him at Ajax for one more year.”
And the club who clearly will always love and see Donny as one of theirs has asked Manchester United to take good care of their boy.
A task Manchester United seems more than ready for.
The Dutchman is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first signing of the summer transfer window and Manchester United fans who have been waiting ‘not so patiently’ for a signing are already asking for me.
Donny will now joins the rank of ‘Vans’ at Manchester United and will wear the number 34 shirt in honour of his best friend Abdelhak Nouri who collapsed on a pitch in 2017. We wait to see if he will excel like his predecessors.
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