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Donny van de Beek has officially become a new player Manchester United. Van de Beek revealed that he had been asked to join Tottenham Hotspur only.
Last week, the 23-year-old midfielder completed his move to United from Ajax for a fee of £ 40 million. The Red Devils won the competition to get Van de Beek against clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal.
Tottenham recently took an interest in Van de Beek. Reportedly, Spurs made a final approach for the Netherlands international before United.
Donny Van de Beek claims, Tottenham winger Steven Bergwijn, had tried to convince him to reject United and reunite with him in North London. Van de Beek and Bergwijn both studied at the Ajax football academy.
“I have to say that he recently sent me a message: ‘Are you joining us or not?’ Van de Beek was quoted as saying Metro.
“We often contact each other. We used to play together at Ajax for a long time and we are actually always in contact with each other. I think we will meet soon.”
“But I’ve chosen to join United. It was a fantastic step, and I think now is the right time,” said Van de Beek.
Van de Beek agreed on a contract for the next five years together the Red Devils. Van de Beek’s arrival is predicted to make Manchester United’s midfield even more solid because it will team up with top names like Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
The 2020/2021 Premier League will roll out from next week. However because Man United get extra premiere off Donny van de Beek a new possibility can be witnessed in the second week when entertaining Crystal Palace at Old Trafford.
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