Official: Donny van de Beek joins Everton on loan from Man Utd
FT Desk
- Updated: 31 Jan 2022 18:47 GMT
- 3 min read
Manchester United outcast Donny van de Beek has joined Everton on loan until the end of the season.
Van de Beek will move to Goodison Park on a straight loan, with Everton paying the Dutchman’s salary for the rest of the campaign.
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On transfer deadline day, Everton confirmed the appointment of Frank Lampard as the club's new manager following the dismissal of Rafa Benitez a couple of weeks ago.
Van de Beek rejected a move to Crystal Palace in order to move to Everton, who hope that the attacking midfielder will boost their chances of avoiding relegation.
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Everton are currently in 16th position in the Premier League, just four points above Newcastle in the final relegation spot.
Van de Beek himself is hoping that a temporary switch to the Toffees will kick-start his career.
Donny van de Beek is a Blue! 🔵✍️ pic.twitter.com/Aiv8PfFT3Z
— Everton (@Everton) January 31, 2022
Van de Beek's Man Utd career
Van de Beek was a big-money signing in the summer of 2020 as Man United splashed out up to €45 million to buy him from Ajax.
However, the midfielder has proved to be a massive flop – scoring just two goals and making two assists in all competitions over the last 18 months.
He has made just four Premier League starts – none of them this season – and been on the pitch for only 579 minutes in total.
Despite the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, new interim Man Utd manager Ralf Rangnick has offered Van de Beek very few opportunities too.
At Ajax, Van de Beek emerged as one of the most promising young players in Europe as he played a pivotal role in the club reaching the semi-finals of the 2018-19 Champions League.
While at Ajax, he scored 41 goals in 175 appearances. Still only 24, he still has time on his side to get his career back on track.
