After Manchester United visited Anfield, a Dutchman left the team. He was not coach ten Hag, but his former favorite Donny van de Beek. This was Xiaofan's farewell game for the Red Devils. He did not get a minute of playing time and could only sit on the bench for 90 minutes. He had no chance to put on his No. 34 jersey for the last time.
Van de Beek's transfer to Frankfurt in the Bundesliga has been confirmed. Manchester United has verbally agreed to rent him out for half a season. The other party does not need to pay any loan fees and only needs to pay 40% of the player's weekly salary of 120,000 pounds. Before the summer window opens next year, Frankfurt can pay a buyout fee totaling about 15 million euros at any time to turn Van der Beek's loan contract into a permanent transfer.
In the Anfield player tunnel, Fjotoft of Sky Sports Germany met Van der Beek, and the two talked about joining Frankfurt without hesitation. Fjortoft, who has also been a player, told Xiaofan about the greatness of Frankfurt. They recently slaughtered Bayern Munich 5-1. "I had a brief chat with Van de Beek in the corridor at Anfield. I told him Frankfurt is a great club, they have a good coach and players, and he would love to play there. Van de Beek is also very excited, He will leave for Germany tomorrow, friends, welcome him warmly."
According to Sky Sports Germany, Van de Beek flew to Frankfurt on Monday to undergo a physical examination arranged by the club. As long as nothing unexpected happens, he will become the team's new aid when the winter window opens on January 1, and will participate in the first training of the New Year the next day in order to find the game status as soon as possible and integrate into the team. In half a season at Manchester United, the 26-year-old Dutch midfielder only played 21 minutes and was seriously lacking in actual combat.
Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed on Monday: "Van de Beek will complete the medical examination within 24 hours and become Frankfurt's new player. The loan contract will be signed this week, and the buyout clause was announced last Friday. The announcement is not a mandatory obligation and contains a fixed amount of 11 million euros and a floating clause of 4 million. This transfer can already be confirmed."
Florian Plettenberg announced the official announcement date: "Vanderbeek Will have a medical in Frankfurt, expected to be announced on Wednesday. He will soon become an Frankfurt player. Coach Top Muller said, "Anyone who knows a little bit about football knows that this is a very good player."
Frankfurt coach Di Top Muller has indeed welcomed Van de Beek in advance and praised him as a good player. "I don't comment on transfer rumors." Top Muller said, "But in general, we know that Van de Beek is an excellent player."
According to Western media rumors, Manchester United once wanted Van de Beek Packaged with Sancho and recommended to Barcelona in La Liga, and asked for a higher transfer fee. Spain's El Pais stated that Manchester United wanted Barcelona to pay a transfer fee of 35 million pounds, but the other party considered this asking price "completely ridiculous" and therefore flatly rejected it and refused to trade Brazilian winger Rafinha for Sancho.
What is actually ridiculous is that this price will cause Manchester United to suffer heavy losses! The total transfer fee when the club signed Van de Beek in 2020 was 39 million pounds, of which 35 million pounds was a fixed amount and has been paid to Ajax. His contract expires in 2025, so now Manchester United has to accept a low price sale. As for Sancho, it is known that Manchester United spent a huge sum of 73 million pounds.
No one thought that Van de Beek would have no chance at Manchester United under his former mentor Ten Hag. The outside world once expected that he would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Dutch coaching. Before becoming Manchester United coach, the 53-year-old Dutch coach criticized Manchester United's treatment of Fan as a "mortal sin".
The two spent their glorious years at Ajax, winning the Eredivisie championship, the Dutch Cup together and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, only one step away from the Champions League final. At that time, Van de Beek was the core that Real Madrid coveted. Because the Galacticos were short of money at home at the Bernabeu, the Red Devils got him.
In December 2021, Ten Hag was still coaching Ajax, but he was often rumored to be the new coach of Manchester United.In an interview with "Volkswagen", he mentioned Xiao Fan who was on the bench at Manchester United: "I find it difficult to accept Downey's situation. This is an unforgivable sin! If you can't get the opportunity, then development will be natural. It will stagnate. You encourage them every now and then."
html Seven months later, ten Hag replaced Rangnick as Manchester United coach, and many believed that Van de Beek's fortunes were about to change. Unfortunately, this scene did not happen. Just like Rangnick and Solskjaer, Ten Hag hardly used Xiaofan. The Dutch midfielder has only played eight Premier League games since he took over. The British "Daily Mirror" joked that Ten Hag was also committing a crime.This season, Van de Beek has only played 21 minutes for Manchester United in all competitions, including 2 minutes in the Premier League! Ten Hag has completely given up on him, and the player has given up hope and decided to leave Old Trafford. According to analysis, the reason why Ten Hag abandoned Van de Beek like his predecessor after taking over the Red Devils was mainly due to two major reasons.
First of all, because Van der Beek's self-confidence was seriously damaged after the transfer, his technical and tactical level has also declined from a level that is not easy to recover. The mental state of a player is as important as the technical foundation. For comparison, before the 2018 World Cup in Russia, De Gea was still Manchester United's "thigh", but after being abused by Cristiano Ronaldo and others in the competition, his His level has been greatly reduced and he has never returned to his peak form. This is also the reason why the Spanish goalkeeper finally left the team sadly.
The blow Van de Beek suffered at Manchester United was no less than the setback De Gea suffered in the World Cup. In the past, he was the absolute core of Ajax, but now he has lost the confidence to express himself after playing. He always chooses to pass the ball safely, and the more he plays, the less confident he is. Coupled with injuries, he was unable to find a rhythm. Now, the Premier League may have given him post-traumatic stress disorder, and it may be ideal to leave the British game and return to an environment he is familiar with. The Bundesliga is in the same vein as Dutch football, and many Oranje players are at home there.
In addition, the style of Manchester United's current players is not suitable for a midfielder like Van de Beek who is suitable for passing, controlling and running. The Red Devils need more personal ability to advance with the ball and create explosive opportunities, rather than a European midfielder like Van de Beek who passes, runs, passes, and runs again. After coaching Manchester United, Ten Hag also had to adjust his tactical system and was too busy taking care of himself. As for saving his former favorite Van de Beek, it was no longer in his plan.
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