Donny van de Beek has bid farewell to Manchester United as he closes in on a transfer to Girona.
United parted with £35m to signal Van de Beek in the summertime of 2020, however the midfielder instantly struggled for recreation time and, whereas he did make 36 appearances in all competitions in his debut season, began simply 4 instances within the Premier League.
After a reunion with former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag failed to enhance his scenario, Van de Beek has lastly sealed a transfer away from United, with La Liga high-flyers Girona set to snap up the Dutch midfielder.
“Pricey Manchester United household. Right this moment is a memorable day as my journey on the membership involves an finish,” Van de Beek wrote on social media. “I need to thanks all to your assist all through the years.
“From the second we arrived at Manchester United, we felt extraordinarily welcome and we’re grateful for that. Thanks to everybody on the membership for making us really feel at house. A particular because of all of the followers that made these years unforgettable.
“Apart from the soccer, the delivery of our two kids right here ensures that Manchester will all the time have a particular place in our hearts. Good luck to all people, we’ll meet once more.”
Girona can pay simply €500,000 (£420,000) up entrance to signal Van de Beek, though their settlement with United revolves round a collection of performance-related add-ons.
Fabrizio Romano notes that there are “simple add-ons” to deliver the deal nearer to €5m (£4.2m), whereas United may even find yourself incomes €15m (£12.7m) if Van de Beek triggers all of the bonuses. BBC Sport put that last determine barely increased at €20m (£16.9m).
Van de Beek leaves United with simply 62 appearances and marginally over 2,000 minutes for the membership throughout his 4 years at Previous Trafford.
12 months of his tenure had been spent out on mortgage. He ended the 2021/22 marketing campaign with Everton, for whom he appeared simply seven instances, earlier than Van de Beek added an extra eight outings with Eintracht Frankfurt within the second half of final season.
