Donny van de Beek finally set to LEAVE Man United as Frankfurt agree a six-month loan deal for the £39m flop… with a fixed-fee buy option which sees his nightmare end at a HUGE loss

Manchester United outcast Donny van de Beek has agreed personal terms for a half-season loan to Eintracht Frankfurt. 

Once a promising young talent at Ajax, Van de Beek has struggled since his 2020 move to Old Trafford, failing to string together a run of positive form, increasingly hampered by injury, and dropping out of the plans of a succession of managers. 

A reunion with his former Eredivisie boss Erik ten Hag has thus far been unable to reignite his career, and over the three seasons since joining the Red Devils, Van de Beek has made just six Premier League starts. 

Van de Beek was sent on loan to Everton for the second-half of the 2021-22 season, but struggled for gametime, making just seven appearances for the Toffees. 

This season, Van de Beek has played 21 minutes of football across all competitions, and admitted in November that he was ‘bouncing to play matches’. 

The player has struggled for fitness and form since his 2020 move to Man United from Ajax

Last season saw Donny van de Beek’s gametime curtailed by a knee injury in January 2023

Van de Beek could be doing so at the Bundesliga outfit, who will bring the player in on loan until June 2024 with the option to buy. 

Whilst there is no mandatory deal, should the move work out, Eintracht could purchase Van de Beek for £12.5million plus add-ons. 

Despite the club paying Man United a loan fee, a potential permanent move for the midfielder would see the Red Devils making a significant loss on their £39m purchase of Van de Beek. 

The 26-year-old was clear-eyed about the possibility of a move away from the club in a bid to reinvent himself, which he claimed he was prepared to do ‘if not at Man United then at another club’. 

‘I think I have to be ambitious,’ Van de Beek added. ‘I have always been a lover of the game. I am absolutely crazy about…