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Publication date: Friday, September 4, 2020 8:09 AM
Former Liverpool midfielder and leading pundit Jamie Redknapp has highlighted a key impact Manchester United’s new signing Donny van de Beek will have on his club.
The Dutchman, 23, put pen to paper on a five-year deal worth £ 35 million starting earlier this week.
The move has been roundly praised as a smart business, though questions have been raised about the team’s selection.
With superstar midfielders Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba playing in similar positions as Van de Beek, fitting in the trio could become a difficult puzzle to solve. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this year.
Regardless, the former Liverpool star Redknapp believes the signing is a “great addition” for The Red Devils, and pointed to his greater strength in depth as a major boost for the club.
“Van de Beek is a great addition and I think he will prove to be a great signing for Manchester United,” Redknapp told Sky Sports. The transfer show.
“In the current climate, the transfer fee doesn’t seem exorbitant either.
“He is an exciting player who knows the game. He learned the right way at Ajax, where the basics of football are instilled at a very young age. The game is easy for him.
“He will also be a great addition to the team, one that means United can rotate in midfield, keep players fresh and ensure that there is quality in all areas.”
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Meanwhile, Van de Beek was reportedly heading to Real Madrid before the Covid-19 pandemic occurred, his agent says.
Arsenal, Barcelona and Juventus were also chasing the 23 year old, but Madrid led the pack until the world was affected by the coronavirus.
Already in January, a reliable Dutch newspaper The Telegraph claimed that van de Beek would join Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid in the summer.
The outlet’s main sports writer, Valentijn Driessen, said Veronica inside (via Goal.com) of the impending transfer, saying, “You can write that [the Van de Beek to Real Madrid transfer being done]. Everything is set. It’s done.”
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