Eintracht Frankfurt: interest in van de Beek is mutual

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Published: December 12, 2023, 11:49 a.m., updated: December 13, 2023, 10:22 a.m.

“He has to play for his career”: it was with these words that coach Erik ten Hag recently put Donny van de Beek on the transfer market for the winter. The 26-year-old, who has no chance at Manchester United, is expected to return to his old strengths on loan – apparently in the Bundesliga. As transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports, Eintracht Frankfurt are in pole position when it comes to wooing the Dutchman.

After his first tweet on Tuesday, Romano confirmed his statement on Wednesday and assured that van de Beek also wants to move to Frankfurt. Discussions are therefore progressing and a decision could follow soon. They are also ahead of the surprising leader of La Liga, FC Girona. The Spanish also inquired about van de Beek, but they offered different conditions, probably worse than those of the SGE. The Dutchman also has the same advisor as Eintracht newcomer Hugo Larsson (19).

The rumor about van de Beek has fallen on open ears in the TM community. The probability of change, as assessed by users, increases. “Finally, he is not a young player with potential in any league. No, an experienced professional who has already shown his potential in the Netherlands and also at Man United, but whose performances have unfortunately declined for some time, » writes « SGE_seppel ». For Locomo, van de Beek is just a stopgap when Farès Chaïbi and Ellyes Skhiri are not available due to the next African Cup of Nations: “The performances he showed last season – when he was not injured – were, let’s say, mixed. Moreover, I don’t see him as having the same profile or a similar profile to that of Chaïbi or Skhiri.

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Van de Beek left Ajax Amsterdam for Manchester United for 39 million euros in the summer of 2020 and became one of the most sought-after midfielders in Europe – since then his form curve has been trending towards the bottom. Van de Beek has played 62 matches for the “Red Devils” so far, sat on the bench 46 times and missed 60 matches due to injury. In the current season, the 19-time national player has only played twice for a total of 21 minutes.

“It was a slow start to the season as he still had to recover from his setbacks. But now he is back and he is doing very well in training. So if you can’t give him any perspective, then I see he has to play for his career, » summed up Ten Hag, who has many midfielders ahead of van de Beek. Christian Eriksen (31), Sofyan Amrabat (27), Scott McTominay (27) and Kobbie Mainoo (18), as well as injured Casemiro (31) and Mason Mount (24), are all in the lead.

Van de Beek was already active as a loan player for Everton FC in the second half of the 2022/23 season – with mixed success. Due to injury, he played only seven matches (one goal) for the ‘Toffees’. “I am ready to play matches again, but the coach is making other decisions at the moment. We have a great team and I’m not the only one knocking on the door. We will see what happens in January,” van de Beek said recently (quoted via “Mirror”). The central midfielder’s contract runs until 2025. Since his transfer, his market value has increased from 44 million euros to 10 million euros currently. “I’m absolutely crazy about (Site notre bureau spécialisé). I earn a lot of money at United, but money is not my motivation. I want to enjoy my work every day.

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