Donny van de Beek has completed a medical in the Netherlands ahead of his £40m move from Ajax to Manchester United.

The deal, which is thought to be in the region of €39m, plus another €5m in add-ons, is now imminent and could be completed before the Netherlands' upcoming Nations League matches.

The 23-year-old had his medical while with the Netherlands squad ahead of their games against Poland (September 4) and Italy (September 7). He will travel to the UK after those fixtures.

United have scouted Van de Beek extensively, with the player left out of Ajax's squad for the Dutch champions' friendly with Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday amid rumours of an imminent move away.

Van de Beek helped Ajax reach the 2018-19 Champions League semi-finals, scoring four goals along the way and 40 in all competitions over the last three seasons.

In May, Ajax chief executive Edwin van der Sar confirmed the midfielder would be allowed to leave, but only for a suitable fee.

Van de Beek was close to joining Real Madrid prior to the coronavirus pandemic, but he did not complete a medical or sign an agreement with the club.

The Transfer Show also reported on Monday there was a preference for any deal involving him to be completed before Ajax kick off their new season in the Dutch Eredivisie against Sparta Rotterdam on September 13.

The Government has also confirmed to The Transfer Show that Van de Beek will not need to self-isolate for 14 days in the UK provided he is a registered Manchester United player, before either of his games for the Netherlands.

If the Dutchman becomes a United player prior to the Netherlands' matches against Poland or Italy, he will be allowed to apply for an exemption on sporting grounds.

The same exemption currently applies for all Premier League and EFL players away on international duty from the UK, and for those who are competing in games abroad, such as Liverpool's friendlies being played during their pre-season camp in Austria.

Netherlands is not currently in a travel corridor with the UK.

Analysis: Why do Man Utd want Van de Beek?

Sky Sports' Charlotte Marsh:

Donny van de Beek is a man in demand, but why has he garnered so much attention?

With incredible versatility, Van de Beek can operate in a central or attacking role and has been described as the classic box-to-box midfielder.

The 23-year-old has the ability to play anywhere across the middle - a trait that will only increase his value - and as well as being that vital link between defence and attack, he is more offensively minded than other central midfield players.
He has developed that special talent of making late runs into the area to latch onto forward passes, catching out even the most astute of defenders.

But he is also not afraid of sitting deep and doing the hard work when he needs to. According to WhoScored.com, Van de Beek makes an average of two tackles per game in the Eredivisie - the fourth highest in the Ajax squad - and can help out in a more defensive role when needed.

Even fellow countryman and former Ajax assistant manager Dennis Bergkamp had him pegged as a special talent at a young age.

In quotes carried by the Daily Mail, Frank de Boer, who Bergkamp worked under at the club, recalled: "Dennis started talking enthusiastically about a talent in his youth team. It was a boy who reminded Dennis of himself at that age. That was the signal for me to keep an eye on that guy. That was Donny."

Sancho remains top target - but next summer?'

Sky Sports News' James Cooper:

"The personal terms shouldn't be an issue for Van de Beek - he wants to come and a medical could take place on Thursday, before he plays for the Netherlands against Poland on Friday night.

"Manchester United have moved quickly on this - they wanted to bring in a midfielder to bolster their options and not just rely on Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes; it will likely be a rotational policy - three players for two positions.

"Getting Van de Beek in when other clubs have been busy will take some of the heat off Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ed Woodward but Jadon Sancho remains their No 1 target this summer. I think it will go on and on, though; I don't see Man Utd writing a £100m cheque so it will be a complex deal to do.

"There's a feeling Sancho wants to come to Manchester United so there is the will there; United will keep pushing but they'll also look to fulfil what they want elsewhere, which is a centre-back to put pressure on Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly and be a potential first-team starter.

"They have the finances for Sancho but it's whether they think the environment is right. There is a chance, though nobody is saying it publicly, that it might go to next summer."

'Upamecano to United? Not this summer'

Sky Sports News' James Cooper:

"I'm afraid I don't think Dayot Upamecano will be coming to Manchester United this summer. He is someone they have scouted and been impressed by.

"He's 21-years-old and made a real name for himself across Europe while at RB Leipzig.

"He's on a list of sorts, but not one for this summer, it might be United would prefer a scenario whereby they look at him for another season, how he responds to the challenge of playing consistently amid interest from the likes of United.

"You can see why people are talking about him, you can see him alongside Harry Maguire, but it won't happen this summer. United's priorities lie elsewhere, and he may be too expensive given he just signed a three-year deal."

'Bergkamp helped sell Premier League to Van de Beek'

De Telegraaf journalist Marcel van der Kraan joined The Transfer Show on Sky Sports News on Monday to explain how former Arsenal star Dennis Bergkamp played a surprising role in convincing Van de Beek to join United.

The 23-year-old is dating Bergkamp's daughter Estelle, and Van der Kraan believes the Dutch legend played a key role in selling Van de Beek on the merits of playing in the Premier League, instead of waiting for potential moves to La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona to materialise.

"Twelve months ago, there was an agreement with Real Madrid. They were absolutely sure they wanted him. The Covid situation has changed that," Van der Kraan told Sky Sports News.

"Then there was Barcelona up until this weekend. Ronald Koeman is a big fan of him but he had no cash available to sign him.

"The player could maybe have waited and been sure of a move [to Barcelona] but let's look at who was in the background here.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich believes the deal would be a "fantastic move" for both the player and the club, and says United need to continue to increase the depth of their squad.

"Those that watched the player during his time in Holland have seen the progress that he's made. I think the way Ole (Gunnar Solskjaer) wants to move forward, it'll work really, really well," Bosnich said.

'Ole trying to build squad to challenge on several fronts'

"I think he'll play more often than not.

"You can tell that Ole is trying to build a squad that will be sufficient for them to challenge on several fronts, not just for one particular competition.

"He knows from his own experience from being at the club when they won the treble, they had four strikers - himself, Teddy Sheringham, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke. It's very important to make sure you have back-up in each position."

Source: https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1301196435644444673?s=19

He will still end up in Europa league. That's where they belong.

Total waste.

Kriss216:
He will still end up in Europa league. That's where they belong.

This could be an Arsenal fan o

Amotolongbo:
This could be an Arsenal fan o

God forbid evil

Kriss216:

God forbid evil

It's Not Just Abt Bringing In Dis Players Is D Issue, D Coach Needs 2 Ginger D Players In D Pitch Cuz, Manu Football Can Be Sluggish, Boring & Annoying 2 Watch Atimes.

KingAzubuike:
Total waste.

Donny van de Beek for Ajax in 19/20:

- 37 games.
- 10 goals.
- 11 assists.

Welcome to Manchester United.

Thank God they signed my lovely talented donny and not that overpriced grealish that couldn't get a national team call-up that his grandsons (greenwood and foden) made at a very young age without breaking a sweat! Every club wants to make a fortune from man utd during transfers,mtcheew!!! they should endeavor to get a good partner for maguire and an outstanding RW.....Glory Glory Manchester United!!!!

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Young and agile


This guy will send pogba to bench

Gone are the days when man utd sign players for their marketing value and do their scouting and analysis using youtube and football manager... Thank you Ole, mike phelan, ferdinand, scholes, giggs, g neville, sir alex, nick butt for bringing back common sense

kiddkash:
I hope to see him and Mctominay perform together and that useless jones, lingard, pereiras, baily shown the door

Remove bailey from that list,he's better than lindelof just that he's injury prone like shaw....GGMU!!!

afonjabreed:
Young and agile


This guy will send pogba to bench

If PP6 bleeps up but for now,he can't bench pogba or bruno even though he's been the power house and midfield maestro of ajax

First one, we don too wait, great talent, ggmu let's go Bleep some people

UCMax1:
Remove bailey from that list,he's better than lindelof just that he's injury prone like shaw....GGMU!!!

please don't act on emotions.

Bailey doesn't think when he goes for challenge. when he is been pressed by an attacker,
he doesn't read his teammates position and the opponents positions. all he cares is making hard tackles
and people hail him as the best defender we have.
bailey doesn't think

the best we have is Aaron wan-bissaka.
he makes hard tackles and also read the positions of the opposition teammates

Atlast

kiddkash:

please don't act on emotions.

Bailey doesn't think when he goes for challenge. when he is been pressed by an attacker,
he doesn't read his teammates position and the opponents positions. all he cares is making hard tackles
and people hail his as the best defender we have.
bailey doesn't think

the best we have is Aaron waan-bissaka.
he makes hard tackles and also read the positions of the opposition teammates

Yeah! AWB is the best we have for now because of his pace,strenght,tackles and ability to halt attacks but bailey we know was our best during mourinho's era.....i think ole's pattern doesn't favour him just like sergio romero

UCMax1:
Remove bailey from that list,he's better than lindelof just that he's injury prone like shaw....GGMU!!!

i don't know why african man utd fans can't see beyond baily's black skin. Modern defending goes beyond making rash tackles... You must know when to clear the ball from your area and when to retain possesion even under pressure, you must know how to play out from back... Many other things in which bailey is lacking

UCMax1:
Yeah! AWB is the best we have for now because of his pace,strenght,tackles and ability to halt attacks but bailey we know was our best during mourinho's era.....i think ole's pattern doesn't favour him just like sergio romero

Thank God you saw that with romero also... Gone are the days of when only midfielders are required to be good with passing... Even CBs and GKs must be able to play line breaking passes now

kiddkash:
I hope to see him and Mctominay perform together

get rid of useless jones, lingard, pereira, bailly shown the door

jones: is terrible, injury prone
lingard: will never grow up. he plays like his father is majority shareholder at Manchester united
pereira: is not good enough
bailly: doesn't think. he only wants to make hard tackles


lindelof: is not a good defender. but he can build as a very good holding mid-fielder
maguire: has been full of shi.t. the only reason he is captain is because he is British

I agree with your opinion on lindelof,he's good attackwise (just like maguire),can defend a little bit but he's very weak at aerial duels.....Maguire is very good,loves to attack and dribble but needs to have a good cover up as partner and not someone who also attacks.He's only problem is lack of pace and not be able to talk to underperforming teammates...So we need a captain like bruno who can ginger players

EmmABE:

Thank God you saw that with romero also... Gone are the days of when only midfielders are required to be good with passing... Even CBs and GKs must be able to play line breaking passes now

Bailey can be taught that! for good attackingwise gk,dean henderson is there to give de gea that fire and competition he needs so as to awaken the beast in him.....romero can be used to swap for any expensive talent we want,cos i personally want him to try his luck elsewhere,he's too good to be a backup gk

obembet:

Donny van de Beek for Ajax in 19/20:
- 37 games. - 10 goals. - 11 assists.
Welcome to Manchester United.
Lalasticlala

Far better than chelshit havertz....GGMU!!

kiddkash:

at least De Gea's problem has been solved.
he became relaxed mentally. if he plays well or not, he knew they'd never bench him for Romero.
but now Henderson is back and wants to fight for first place, De Gea will fight to play week in week out

Yeah! Thank God for that.....rashford and martial also needs competition but i believe with time all of it would be sorted out cos we don't need to rush into the market but rather look well before signing

UCMax1:
I agree with your opinion on lindelof,he's good attackwise (just like maguire),can defend a little bit but he's very weak at aerial duels.....Maguire is very good,loves to attack and dribble but needs to have a good cover up as partner and not someone who also attacks.He's only problem is lack of pace and not be able to talk to underperforming teammates...So we need a captain like bruno who can ginger players

no. Maguire needs to understand that he is a central defender and if he decides to keep moving
anyhow, he leaves the goal keeper open to threats. like Sergio Ramos, He picks his timing when moving forward
and he is reliable. he has wicked mentality.

players with wicked mentality. mostly were in-stored by muorinho
Sergio Ramos
Pepe
Dani Carvajal
Casemiro
Jordi Alba
Andy Robertson
Diego Costa
Neymar jr. (after so many fouls suffered at the hands of madrid, he learned)
they'll hit you and sell it so well, it'll look like a mistake. watch on YouTube, you'll understand

Luke Shaw
Ander Hererra. these last two will bring someone down when dey are been pressed but not entirely wicked like the Above.

UCMax1:
Bailey can be taught that! for good attackingwise gk,dean henderson is there to give de gea that fire and competition he needs so as to awaken the beast in him.....romero can be used to swap for any expensive talent we want,cos i personally want him to try his luck elsewhere,he's too good to be a backup gk

there are some things that can't be taught... You learn it and it's part of your philosophy. Romero isn't good, he's not even a starter in sampdoria

EmmABE:

there are some things that can't be taught... You learn it and it's part of your philosophy. Romero isn't good, he's not even a starter in sampdoria

Sergio Romero is very good but his only flaw is that he loves jumping out of goalpost to mark opponents during attacks

UCMax1:
Sergio Romero is very good but his only flaw is that he loves jumping out of goalpost to mark opponents during attacks

VERY good is an overstatement... He lacks modern ethos of goalkeeping like passing ability, ability to hold the ball under press and playing out from back... Did you watch club brugge man utd, norwich man utd last season or the first leg in the efl cup against city

This is a straight forward real story...not speculations by messi fans