Manchester United Agree £40 Million Fee For Ajax Midfielder Van De Beek
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Aug 31, 2020
Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek after the two clubs agreed a fee in the region of £40m.
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United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a huge admirer of the Netherlands international, 23, and has had him watched on a number of occasions.
It is understood United have now firmed up their interest with a medical and personal terms still to be concluded.
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The transfer is expected to be finalised within days.
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Van de Beek is set to sign a five-year deal, which should allow him to be available for United's opening game of the 2020-21 season, against Crystal Palace on 19 September.
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He will become Solskjaer's first close-season signing after a much-publicised move for Borussia Dortmund's England winger Jadon Sancho stalled over the size of the fee.
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Van de Beek was part of the outstanding Ajax side that got to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
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He was left out of Ajax's friendlies with German pair Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin over the weekend.
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