The mystery of Donny van de Beek, Manchester United’s player non grata

Midfielder is available for loan after a miserable year and a half in which it is hard to understand why he has had so few chances

Donny van de Beek’s club career statistics: Ajax (2015-20), 41 goals, 34 assists, 175 appearances – 90 in central midfield, 68 attacking midfield, 14 defensive midfield, one wide left and two in the final moments. Manchester United (2020-present), two goals, two assists, 50 appearances, 18 in central midfield, 14 attacking midfield, three defensive midfield, three wide left and 12 too short to matter.

This cliff-face fall-off in numbers between Van de Beek’s first and current clubs point to the mysterious case of a Dutch‑schooled Netherlands first choice with Champions League quarter- and semi-final goals on his CV who joined United and instantly became player non grata.

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