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Donny van de Beek departed Old Trafford this summer for a final time after securing a £416,000 (€500,000) transfer to Girona.
Since arriving at United in 2020 from Ajax for £32.5 million (€39 million), van de Beek only made 62 appearances, with two goals and two assists, being routinely sent out on loan.
The Netherlands international was first sent out on loan to Everton in 2022 and then to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2024, both for half a season. However, neither loan spell was that successful, with the 27-year-old only making 15 appearances across both loan spells.
So, why wasn’t Donny van de Beek living up to his hype from the 41 goals and 34 assists in 175 games at Ajax after moving to United?
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Well, the man himself has recently revealed what he feels caused him to fail at Old Trafford.
Donny van de Beek speaks out about his time at United
Speaking to The Athletic, Donny van de Beek has put much of his failures at Old Trafford down to a major injury he sustained in January 2023.
Speaking about the situation, van de Beek said: “I think it was quite unlucky because I played some more games, especially closer to the winter, and then I got injured. That was not easy. It was very bad timing.”
He continued: “If you start to play a little bit more, then you can get the rhythm of everything. But that injury arrived, you need to restart again, you need to come up. There are new players coming in, and you start from the backseat again. It’s difficult.
“I would say this was a key moment for me at Manchester United. In this period normally when you play, you get stronger and better. But I got this injury. That was tough.”
Now in Girona, van de Beek is finding his form once more, grabbing a goal and assist in seven games on his way to securing a routine place in the starting line-up.
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