“He has to play for his career”: With these words, coach Erik ten Hag recently put Donny van de Beek on the transfer market for the winter. The 26-year-old, who has no chance at Manchester United, should find his old strength on loan – apparently in the Bundesliga. Like transfer expert Fabrizio Romano According to reports, Eintracht Frankfurt is in pole position when it comes to wooing the Dutchman.
Accordingly, the discussions are progressing well and a decision should follow soon. The surprising LaLiga table leaders FC Girona have also inquired about van de Beek, but are offering different, probably worse conditions than the SGE. The Dutchman also has the same advisor as Eintracht newcomer Hugo Larsson (19).
Van de Beek moved from Ajax Amsterdam to Manchester United for 39 million euros in the summer of 2020 as one of the most sought-after midfielders in Europe – since then his form curve has been pointing downwards. Van de Beek has played 62 games for the “Red Devils” to date, sat on the bench 46 times and missed 60 games due to injury. In the current season, the 19-time national player has only played twice for a total of 21 minutes.
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“It was a slow start to the season because he still had to recover from setbacks. But now he’s back and doing really well in training. So if you can’t give him any prospects, then I see that he has to play for his career,” summed up ten Hag, who has numerous midfielders ahead of van de Beek. Christian Eriksen (31), Sofyan Amrabat (27), Scott McTominay (27) and Kobbie Mainoo (18) as well as the injured Casemiro (31) and Mason Mount (24) are all ahead.
Eintracht Frankfurt’s turn: Van de Beek wants to enjoy football again
Van de Beek was already active as a loan player for Everton FC in the second half of the 2022/23 season – with mixed success. Due to injury, he only played seven games (one goal) for the “Toffees”. “I am ready to play games again, but the coach is making other decisions at the moment. We have a big squad and I’m not the only one knocking on the door. We’ll see what happens in January,” said van de Beek (quoted via “Mirror“) last. The central midfielder’s contract is dated until 2025 – since his move, his market value has fallen from 44 million euros to currently 10 million euros. “I am absolutely crazy about football. I earn good money at United, but money is not my motivation. I want to enjoy my work every day.”
Contract until 2026 Note: Basic salaries in gross according to the “Bild” newspaper, further bonus payments possible for all players | As of: September 13, 2023
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