Donny van de Beek was left pissed off at Manchester United final season when he witnessed alleged special treatment handed out to Paul Pogba and nonetheless didn’t get alternatives himself, his former agent has claimed.
Van De Beek hardly featured throughout his debut season at United following a £40m switch from Ajax in 2020. He then put in further in the summertime of 2021 to try to power his means into then supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans, however nothing actually modified.
The Dutchman, nominated for the 2019 Ballon d’Or because of Champions League performances for Ajax, was eager to go away in January and finally secured a mortgage exit to Everton. But he’s again in Manchester this season and has been on the periphery once more even after reuniting with Erik ten Hag.
Guido Albers, who was just lately additionally crucial of United for a way Jackie Groenen’s exit to Paris Saint-Germain was dealt with, longer represents Van De Beek after being changed by Ali Dursun in 2021.
“I saw the disappointment about the way he was treated by Manchester United, and he saw up close what I did to turn the situation around,” Albers instructed Voetbal Primeur.
“But from the day he was not allowed to go away Manchester United once more, it was closing. In the Netherlands, Donny got all of the appreciation, carried out effectively and was tremendous common with the followers. At Manchester United he then by no means performed.
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“The relationship between him and the club really cooled down badly. He had to compete against Paul Pogba, who reported late to the training camp, said sorry and was allowed to play again in the place of a boy who was training 10 hours a day for eight weeks to show he was good enough.
“I then had that disappointment thrown at me. I underestimated what not taking part in anymore did to him mentally. I ought to have appeared earlier: how can I assist him?”
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