{"id":297451,"date":"2023-11-25T13:24:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297451"},"modified":"2023-11-25T13:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T13:24:45","slug":"donny-van-de-beek-admits-hes-ready-to-leave-man-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/donny-van-de-beek-admits-hes-ready-to-leave-man-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Donny van de Beek admits he&apos;s ready to leave Man United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Donny van de Beek admits he&#8217;s ready to LEAVE Man United after making just six Premier League starts in three years&#8230; as he insists the &#8216;time has come to make a different choice&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Dutch midfielder\u00a0Donny van de Beek has failed to make an impact at Man United<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>He has made just six Premier League starts in over three seasons at Old Trafford\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Inside Ange&#8217;s Spurs: Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off on how he transformed the club\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Donny van de Beek has revealed he feels it is time to leave Manchester United after a difficult spell at the club.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch midfielder, 26, joined United in a \u00a335million deal from Ajax in 2020 and arrived with high expectations after he had played a key role in his boyhood side making the Champions League semi-finals in 2018-19 and winning a domestic double.<\/p>\n<p>However, his time at Old Trafford has been hampered by a lack of form and fitness, with Van de Beek making just six Premier League starts in more than three seasons.<\/p>\n<p>He spent a period on loan at Everton during the second half of the 2021-22 campaign but again struggled for gametime, racking up seven appearances and he has played just 21 minutes of football in all competitions this season.<\/p>\n<p>And the Dutchman insisted that while he has no regrets about moving to the Premier League, he is ready for a new challenge in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/11\/78224599-12790031-image-a-1_1700913123526.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Donny van de Beek has admitted he is ready to leave Man United after a difficult three years<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/11\/78224657-12790031-image-a-2_1700913140003.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Dutch midfielder, 26, (right) arrived with high hopes after joining for \u00a335m from Ajax<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<span>I am bouncing to play matches again,&#8217; he said, as quoted by The Mirror. &#8216;The manager is making different choices now. We have a big squad and I am not the only one knocking on the door. We&#8217;ll see in January what happens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I need to start playing games very soon &#8211; if not at Man United then at another club. I think I have to be ambitious.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have always been a lover of the game. I am absolutely crazy about football. I earn a good living at United, but money is not my motivation. I want to enjoy my work every day.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag coming to the club last season, Van de Beek continued to struggle for minutes before he suffered a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>He was close to a move to Real Sociedad in the summer to relaunch his career, but that ultimately fell through.<\/p>\n<p>Van de Beek explained how he had found it tough not playing regularly and that he held no grudges against United, but felt he had lots to give in a new environment.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8216;(After my injury) I appreciate even more now that I have a fabulous job. I am at a legendary club and I am still proud every day to wear the Manchester United shirt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/11\/78224645-12790031-image-a-4_1700913269677.jpg\" height=\"627\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite his former Ajax boss Erik ten Hag joining United, Van de Beek&#8217;s career has stagnated<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/11\/78224603-12790031-image-a-3_1700913266272.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old midfielder has made just six Premier League starts in more than three seasons\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had hoped for more games when I was playing well, so you get into a flow. But you have to deal with more factors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone wants to make United successful again, but they are not succeeding &#8211; and it&#8217;s hard to put your finger on it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I am bursting with energy now that I am fit again and I am really training like an animal. The time has come to make a different choice.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>United are back in action on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton in the Toffees&#8217; first game since they were handed a 10-point deduction by the Premier League for breaking financial rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12790031\/Donny-van-Beek-Man-United-Premier-League.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donny van de Beek admits he&#8217;s ready to LEAVE Man United after making just six Premier League starts in three years&#8230; 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