Donny van de Beek to Manchester United: Ajax director Edwin Van der Sar confirms 'clear' interest in transfer

Joe Krishnan7 June 2020

Ajax director Edwin Van der Sar has confirmed Manchester United and Real Madrid have both declared their interest in signing midfielder Donny van de Beek.

The 23-year-old is one of the remaining pillars of the Ajax team that reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, with Frenkie De Jong heading to Barcelona and Matthijs de Ligt later joining Juventus.

Chelsea have since snapped up Hakim Ziyech and have tipped to capture Nicolas Tagliafico too, while Andre Onana has been linked with several clubs in Europe.

Real Madrid had appeared to be frontrunners to sign the Netherlands international for the 2020/21 season but Van der Sar revealed United are also in the mix to land van de Beek with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer targeting summer arrivals.

"It’s clear that clubs like Real Madrid and United are showing interest in Donny van de Beek," he was quoted telling Dutch outlet NOS.

Target: Donny van de Beek is reportedly wanted by Man United and Real Madrid  Photo: Getty Images
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Van der Sar previously hinted that while Ajax will not stand in the way of wantaway stars, the Eredivisie will hold out for a respectable fee for their prized assets.

“Of course, the €150-200million transfers are gone," he told reporters. "But I think there is still a lot of value for players who come from Ajax. Well educated, experienced in winning and playing European football.

“Last year, we made verbal agreements with Onana, Tagliafico, Van de Beek to stay another season and then we look to help each other and find the next step in their careers. Nothing has changed.

“There won’t be a 50 per cent discount. The clubs can forget about that.”

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