Manchester United and Real Madrid are said to be the club’s interested in signing Ajax midfielder, Donny van de Beek, as per reports.
The 22-year-old was promoted to the Ajax senior side back in 2016 and he has slowly proved his worth at the club. This season he has scored eight and assisted six goals in the Eredivisie for Ajax but there’s a chance the player could be on his way out in the summer.
The player’s representative Guido Albers has claimed that a number of clubs are interested in signing Donny van de Beek for the upcoming season.
“There is interest – and that is also known – for a long time and from several clubs. We will see what will eventually come out of that in the coming weeks,” Albers said, as reported.
“I do not dare say anything about that at the moment. I can’t say anything about it because some things are just confidential. The situation will have changed in each club and we have to look at that.
“The positive thing for Donny is that he is still very good everywhere. For Donny, the most important thing is – and he has always said – a choice based on his feeling. That which he thinks suits him best and which he thinks will be the most successful.
“He did that last year and will continue to do so this summer. Don’t forget that Ajax is still the club where he came to as a young player. It is not a punishment to play for Ajax. He will also include that in his consideration.”
While Albers has not revealed any names but rumours suggest that Manchester United and Real Madrid are both in this list.
In addition to Real Madrid, Manchester United are also in the picture for Ajax's Donny van de Beek. He wants to go to a team which suits him and where he thinks he'll be most successful. [VI] #MUFC pic.twitter.com/SnLMsy4y7d
— Centre Devils (@CentreDevils) April 14, 2020
Both these sides are looking to bring in reinforcements during the summer and Donny van de Beek could be the perfect choice in central midfield.
While there is no surety about the price that Ajax will quote for the player but his agent has confirmed that the Dutch side are willing to let him leave.
“I think Ajax has been very real and has always been good for Donny in order to make a possible transfer,” Albers added.
“The amounts they are asking for are very real. They did this very nicely, from Edwin [Van de Sar] and Marc [Overmars]. We are, of course, very pleased with that. I do not think their position changes, I do not expect any problems. I think Ajax has always been very nice towards Donny.”
As per TransferMarkt, Donny van de Beek is valued at €44 million and given that the player has only two years left on his current deal, Ajax could be ready to sell him off at that price.
