Donna Van De Beek departed Manchester United on loan.
He might have played his last Red Devils game.
5Donny van de Beek has joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for the rest of the seasonCredit: INSTAGRAM @eintrachtfrankfurt
5The Dutchman will wear Bundesliga No25.By @eintrachtfrankfurt on InstagramVan van Beek, 26, joined Eintracht Frankhurt on loan within 12 hours of the January transfer window.At season’s conclusion, the Bundesliga club may make the contract permanent.The charge is estimated at £9.5m, with add-ons raising it to £12m.United would lose about £30m on the midfielder who came from Ajax for £40m in 2020.Van van Beek wore No25 at Deutsche Bank Park.He will line up with World Cup star Mario Gotze and hope to help his new team qualify for the Champions League.Eintracht Frankfurt is sixth in the Bundesliga, nine points behind fourth-placed RB Leipzig.United only used Van de Beek twice in the first half.He played 19 minutes in the September Carabao Cup triumph against Crystal Palace and 2 minutes four days later in the Premier League against the same opponents.Despite working with Ten Hag at Ajax to reach the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, the manager left him out of all six 2023 group stage matchday rosters as United finished last and fell out.Over four seasons at Old Trafford, Van de Beek has scored two goals in 62 appearances.His lack of playing time or form has prevented him from adding to his 19 Netherlands caps since 2021.
A good loan at Eintracht might get him back into Ronald Koeman’s squad for Euro 2024, when the Netherlands face France, Austria, and a play-off winner in Group D.
It may also indicate that the German club wants to purchаse Van de Beek in the summer.
Next season is his last year at United, therefore they will likely sell him.
Manchester United supporters should not anticipate much in January, with Jadon Sancho perhaps leaving but no big-money signings.
5The midfielder completed his switch just hours after the transfer window openedCredit: Twitter @Eintracht
5Strong form could see a permanent deal done in the summerCredit: INSTAGRAM @eintrachtfrankfurt
5Van de Beek made just two appearances for the Red DevilsCredit: PA