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Manchester United are closing in on signing Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek after the two clubs agreed on a fee of around £ 40m.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a huge fan of the 23-year-old Dutch international and has seen him on several occasions.
It is understood that United has now reaffirmed its interest with medical and personal terms yet to be finalized.
The transfer is expected to finish in a few days.
Van de Beek is set to sign a five-year contract, which should allow him to be available for United’s opening game of the 2020-21 season, against Crystal Palace on September 19.
He will become Solskjaer’s first signing in the closed season after a highly publicized move for Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho stalled over the amount of the fee.
Van de Beek was part of the outstanding Ajax team that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2019.
He was out of Ajax friendlies with the German couple Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin over the weekend.
