Life in Manchester United that was like hell, finally, liquidation...HERE WE GO transfers to La Liga's sensation team

Jul 10, 2024

Life in Manchester United that was like hell, finally, liquidation...HERE WE GO transfers to La Liga's sensation team
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Life in Manchester United that was like hell, finally, liquidation...HERE WE GO transfers to La Liga's sensation team
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Donny van der Beek leaves Manchester United for Girona.

Fabrizio Romano, an expert in the European transfer market, posted 'HERE WE GO' on his personal SNS on the 10th (Korea time), saying, `Van the Beek is heading to Girona.'

Then "Negotiations with Manchester United were agreed upon. The fixed transfer fee is 500,000 euros (about 750 million won), and there are several bonus provisions. The bonus clause, which is easy to achieve, is about 4 to 5 million euros (about 6 to 7.5 billion won). It will be 15 million euros (about W22.5 billion) if all the remaining bonus provisions are triggered," he said, revealing the details of the contract agreed between Manchester United and Girona in detail.

Finally, "Van der Beek contracts with Girona until 2028." Manchester United even have a Selon clause. The Celon clause refers to receiving a portion of the transfer fee incurred when a player leaves the club he or she has transferred to another club.

Van der Beek was once one of Europe's top prospects. Van der Beek, who grew up in Ajax, was a leading player in Ajax's European Champions League (UCL) semi-finals in the 2018-2019 season along with Frenkie the Yong and Matthijs de Licht. The head coach who coached Van der Beek at the time was current Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag.

Life in Manchester United that was like hell, finally, liquidation...HERE WE GO transfers to La Liga's sensation team
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It was Van der Beek who was immediately on the radar of European big clubs. He received attention from Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, but succeeded in entering the big league as Manchester United decided to bring Van der Beek. He seemed to be the type who could put new energy into Manchester United's midfield, so he seemed to receive a lot of trust from former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester United also paid a considerable amount of money. Boldly invested in Van der Beek, paying 39 million euros (about 58.5 billion won). But, as everyone knows, Van der Beek's life at Manchester United is unimaginable.

Solskjaer has not used Van der Beek since the first season. The player brought in for nearly 60 billion won has been reduced to a replacement player. Van der Beek left for Everton on loan as his position remained unchanged in the second season, but he also failed to prove his true value there.

Life in Manchester United that was like hell, finally, liquidation...HERE WE GO transfers to La Liga's sensation team
Life in Manchester United that was like hell, finally, liquidation...HERE WE GO transfers to La Liga's sensation team
After Solskjaer was replaced, it looked like Van der Beek's playing time would be secured as Ten Hag came to Manchester United through Ralf Rangnick. However, coach Ten Hag also did not use Van der Beek as an important player. To make matters worse, he was out for the season due to a serious knee injury in the middle of the 2022-2023 season.

There was no room for the returning van der Beek. This time, he went all the way to the German Bundesliga and wore an Einracht Frankfurt uniform, but even that was disappointing. Back at Manchester United, Van der Beek sought a new challenge and opted for Girona.

No one expected a van der Beek grade prospect to fail so disastrously. Manchester United is also in a situation where they invest 39 million euros and hand over the prospect brought in for a fixed transfer fee of 500,000 euros. Van der Beek needs to achieve most of the bonus provisions to be half of the existing transfer fee. Both the players and the club were the worst companions.

Will Van der Beek be able to revive in Girona, Spain's La Liga's top sensation last season.



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