Donny Van De Beek

Love signings like this.

Very little fanfare. Done fairly on the sly. Young talented kid with plenty to prove. Brilliant name and an absolute steal of a fee.

To think that Rik From The Young Ones looking tit Grealish costs more than TWICE this guy.

Cant go wrong with a dutch lad at United.

Depay doesnt count, the £#%&!ing turd

#cans

What a smashing do

I'm going bloody Beek-army barmy

Originally Posted by Sloppy

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Mason Greenwood believes Manchester United teammate Marcus Rashford has had the biggest influence on his career so far. The 18-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, netting 18 goals in all competitions to help United secure a return to the Champions League.

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The youngster would have been joined by Rashford in the England camp before an ankle injury forced the left winger to withdraw from the squad. Greenwood heaped praise on his countryman and named him as someone he looks up to.

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Lionel Messi was previously more open to joining United than Man City, according to reports.

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Van de Beek's first words as a United player
Donny van de Beek has expressed his excitement after joining Manchester United.

He said:

"I cannot begin to explain how incredible an opportunity it is to join a club with such an amazing history. I would like to thank everyone at Ajax. I grew up there and I will always have a special bond with the club.

"Everyone has told me how amazing the Old Trafford atmosphere is and I am looking forward to experiencing that, once it is safe for the fans to return.

"This team has some of the best midfielders in the world and I know that I can learn from them and also bring my own strengths to the group.

"Having spoken to the manager about his vision for this team, the direction that the club is going in is hugely exciting and I cannot wait to be a part of that."

Apologise. Now.

https://twitter.com/AFCAjax/status/1301195508422266883?s=19

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Originally Posted by waynes ear's

Cant go wrong with a dutch lad at United.

Depay doesnt count, the £#%&!ing turd

Alexander Büttner?

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

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Mega that.

Originally Posted by puressence

Mega that.

The 3 better Ajax players vids would be even better.

Seems like he has the right character. Confidence with humility

Originally Posted by Sapien

Seems like he has the right character. Confidence with humility

Bruno II

He’s gonna be great. I can feel it. Quietly buzzing about next season.

Keep thinking he looks like Steve McQueens kid from the Cobra Kais but maybe that’s cos he’s called Dutch. He’s not quite tubby enough.

Van de Beek has spoken to the official site about his delight at moving to Old Trafford.

I cannot begin to explain how incredible an opportunity it is to join a club with such an amazing history. I would like to thank everyone at Ajax. I grew up there and I will always have a special bond with the club. I am now ready to take the next step in my career and perform at the highest level and there is no higher standard than Manchester United.

Everyone has told me how amazing the Old Trafford atmosphere is and I am looking forward to experiencing that, once it is safe for the fans to return. This team has some of the best midfielders in the world and I know that I can learn from them and also bring my own strengths to the group. Having spoken to the manager about his vision for this team, the direction that the club is going in is hugely exciting and I cannot wait to be a part of that.

The transfer seemingly came out of nowhere, with the press not linking us to the player until the past week, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has clearly had his eye on the 23-year-old for a while.

Donny has all of the technical attributes needed to perform in this team and has the personality required to succeed at Manchester United. His ability to see space, time his movements and read the game will really complement the qualities that we have in midfield and his arrival really strengthens the depth of talent we have in that position. Donny’s performances in the Eredivisie and in Europe have been excellent over the last few years and we are all looking forward to working with him.

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Yet to see the ‘Did X need Y’ articles for the masses of City and Chelsea signings :£#%&!er:

Originally Posted by dunk

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Yet to see the ‘Did X need Y’ articles for the masses of City and Chelsea signings :£#%&!er:

Because we're still the biggest club in england and a signing like this SHOULD £#%&!ing scare them..

He's £#%&!ing brilliant...

absolutely brilliant signing to get a young, dutch midfielder who has plenty of experience and technically gifted.

we got DvB and Bruno for less than what we were quoted for Grealish

Originally Posted by dunk

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Yet to see the ‘Did X need Y’ articles for the masses of City and Chelsea signings :£#%&!er:

When United sign someone its always "who will they replace/how will they fit in?" Etc. Are United only allowed 11 good players? Obviously when we don't do well the same people say it's because the squad isn't good enough.

de light and de jong cost 75m quid each. This lad is a steal