Donny van de Beek Awaiting Offers From the Premier League
By Mitch Wilks
Donny van de Beek is awaiting offers from the Premier League as he gears up for a move away from Ajax this summer, but the club are yet to receive any formal offers.
The midfielder has been linked with a move away this summer and Ajax are willing to let him leave if a reasonable offer comes in, with Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid all linked with a move.
Sky Sports report that Van de Beek is still 'likely' to leave Ajax this summer and will consider a move to the Premier League, but is still happy in Amsterdam as he awaits an offer.
Ajax have been open to selling key players should a suitable fee come in for them, having sold both Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt last summer to Barcelona and Juventus respectively. They've already sold Hakim Ziyech to Chelsea for a fee of £33.4m this summer, and won't stand in the way of Van de Beek should the chance to move on arise.
He was closely linked with a move to Real Madrid before the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but a deal was never finalised. This has allowed the likes of United and Barcelona to keep tabs on the Dutchman, as they both look to rebuild their squads for next season.
Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar confirmed to Sky Sports in May that the 23-year-old would be available to purchase, along with Andre Onana and Nicolas Tagliafico. Ajax kick off their 2020/21 Eredivisie season on 13 September and would prefer for a deal to be closed before the start of the new campaign, however.
A young and versatile midfielder, Van de Beek would fit in well at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's attacking United side or under former Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman at Barcelona. But another year in Amsterdam would also give him another season to develop at an easier pace.