The Dutchman has claimed that despite a drastically short amount of game time last season, he still trusts manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who continues to treat him as an important member of the squad.
Donny Van De Beek spoke about the same on Rio Ferdinand’s podcast, claiming that Solskjaer asked him to stay at the club this season.
“I speak with the manager about it and the club.
They were clear they wanted me to stay here. The manager was really positive about me and he said, ‘I need you and I want to keep you here.
Of course, what I see here now in the beginning of the season is difficult because I didn’t play one minute, but he said, ‘What I see every day in training, I see a different Donny now.
“I need to trust him. If he doesn’t need me, I think he will let me go. I think he has plans with me.
the 24-year-old said.
Van De Beek was the subject of late interest from Everton during the transfer window, confirmed his agent. However, United ultimately decided to block the move on the penultimate day of the summer window.
The player’s representative, Guido Albers, also lamented the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is now back at Old Trafford, which could see his client fall further down the pecking order due to several moving pieces.
Manchester United signed Van De Beek from Ajax in 2020 for a reported fee of 35 million pounds. However, the Dutchman was largely restricted to the bench during his first season at the club.
Van De Beek played just 19 times in the Premier League, out of which four were from the start. He scored once in his first campaign.
