Donny van de Beek’s situation at Manchester United is ‘starting to be sad’, says Ian Wright
Ian Wright has questioned why Manchester United signed Donny van de Beek and feels the midfielder’s situation at the club is becoming ‘sad’.
The 23-year-old arrived at Old Trafford from Ajax in the summer in a deal worth £40million but his playing time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been limited.
Van de Beek has featured mostly in cup competitions for the Red Devils and has started just twice in the Premier League, with Solskjaer favouring a midfield axis of Scott McTominay and Fred in behind main man Bruno Fernandes.
According to reports earlier this week, the midfielder is already looking to leave United in the summer, however, those claims have been refuted by Netherlands boss Ronald de Boer, who shares the same agent as the player.
Given the stark difference between Ajax’s style of play compared to United’s, Arsenal legend Wright can’t fathom why the Red Devils bought Van de Beek in the first place.
‘It’s starting to be sad, unfortunately for him, he must be pulling his hair out,’ Wright said on Ringer FC’s Wrighty’s House podcast.
‘He’s come through a youth system and academy of possession football.
‘We saw him [at Ajax] in the Champions League [semi-final last season] against Tottenham, magnificent player.
‘You look at him now with Man Utd, who do not play possession football, why did they buy the guy?
‘What is he supposed to do? What is he thinking now? I really, really feel for him.’
United have been relatively goal shy in recent weeks, scoring four goals in their last six games across all competitions.
And Wright urged Solskjaer to bolster his attacking line by signing Borussia Dortmund stars Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho, both of whom have been heavily linked with moves to Old Trafford.
‘My main problem with United is the front me,’ he added. ‘Listen, go and get Haaland, go and get Sancho!
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