Man Utd transfer news

MANCHESTER UNITED have reportedly blocked summer signing Donny van de Beek from leaving on loan in January.
The Dutch midfielder, 23, arrived at Old Trafford in the last window for £39million but has been starved of game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Donny van de Beek has been told he won’t be allowed to leave Manchester United this monthCredit: Getty Images – Getty

But with a busy run of fixtures ahead, Van de Beek has been told a temporary exit this month is off the cards, according to ESPN.
The ex-Ajax hero was told to consider a January move ahead of the delayed Euros this summer by Dutch icon Ronald de Boer.
Van de Beek has started just TWO out of league leaders United’s 19 Prem games so far this season.
The talented ace has made eight further appearances off the bench but has clocked up just 249 minutes with his opportunities largely restricted to cup games.

And Van de Beek may be handed a rare chance to shine in Sunday’s fourth round FA Cup tie at home to Liverpool.
He started the third-round win over Watford and left fans drooling with two gorgeous flicks.
BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand questioned Van de Beek’s strange predicament at his old club.
Despite his lack of minutes, Van de Beek is still putting in the hard yards on the training pitch at Carrington, according to Edwin van der Sar.

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Van de Beek has been barely used by boss Ole Gunnar SolskjaerCredit: PA:Press Association

The former Red Devils and Holland No1 – now chief exec at Ajax – praised his compatriot’s ‘fantastic attitude’ and said there’s ‘no shame at all’ in warming the United bench.
Many have criticised Van de Beek’s choice to come to United with Bruno Fernandes already bossing the show in the middle of the park.
Former manager at the Theatre of Dreams, Louis Van Gaal, revealed he didn’t think it was a ‘good choice’.
And to make things worse for United’s No34, the man who convinced him to join – international colleague Timothy Fosu-Mensah – quit Old Trafford earlier this month to join Bayer Leverkusen.
However, Solskjaer has given his backing to his unused star as the Norwegian said: “I’ve spoken to him and made him aware of how much we rate him.”
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MANCHESTER UNITED could reportedly finally complete a deal for Jadon Sancho this month with ‘no one stopping them, if they feel confident’.
The Red Devils made England star Sancho, 20, their No1 summer transfer target but were unable to get a £108million deal over the line.

Jadon Sancho could finalise a move to Old Trafford in JanuaryCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Journalist and German football expert Raphael Honigstein suggests a deal at the end of January is ‘inherently possible’.
But he adds that although terms may be agreed in this window, Sancho is unlikely to arrive at Carrington until the end of the season.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Transfer Talk podcast, Honigstein said: “Everybody in Dortmund knows nothing will happen in January.
“The player is not agitating for a move, there’s a very clear agreement that transfers of that magnitude at Dortmund will only happen in the summer.

“There was a big transfer announced in January a couple of years ago. That was Christian Pulisic [to Chelsea].
“But remember, even his deal was the deal for the summer.
“So no one’s stopping United, if they went out, and felt really confident, to say, ‘let’s do this deal now, let’s make sure we get in now’.
“And maybe then announce it at the end of January. That’s inherently possible.”

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But Honigstein explained that he expects negotiations to begin in the spring ahead of the delayed Euro 2020 tournament.
He added: “We just haven’t seen or heard anything to suggest that they are indeed ready and willing to come back to that negotiation at the moment.
“I think everyone at Dortmund is under no illusions that the player wants to leave.
“But they think that the offers and the real negotiations will start closer to towards spring when clubs are perhaps in a better position to understand how much money they’ll have available for their transfer window in the summer.”
Dortmund bosses are unlikely to lower their valuation of Sancho – who still has two-and-a-half-years left on his contract.
The transfer fee, agent payments and wages were all thought to be behind last summer’s move failing.
After a relatively slow start to the campaign, Sancho is now enjoying a spell of good form – hitting two goals and two assists in four Bundesliga games.
A refreshing winter break is said to have hugely helped him, with Edin Terzic’s side fourth in the table and seven points off leaders Bayern Munich.
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