Van de Beek joined Frankfurt from United in the January transfer window to escape his troubles in England but everything has not gone according to plan.

He has made just four starts in Germany’s top flight and has come off the bench in two games.

The Dutchman has also been left as an unused substitute in a further six games. Whenever given the opportunity to play, the United loanee has often struggled to make an impact.

Late last month, a report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that United are desperate to offload Van de Beek and remove his wages from their books.

Frankfurt have an option to buy the midfielder from United for €10 million. It was relayed that the player has struggled to justify a top club splashing that kind of money on him and Erik ten Hag’s side are prepared to give a discount.

It subsequently emerged that the 20-time English champions are even prepared to cut their losses and let the 26-year-old leave for free.

Van de Beek’s Old Trafford contract is set to expire in the summer of 2025.

It was believed that Frankfurt, who have been very unimpressed by Van de Beek, had already decided not to extend his stay at Deutsche Bank Park but according to The Daily Mail, there is still some hope that the Bundesliga outfit could make a u-turn and keep him.

“Donny van de Beek’s frustrating career post-Ajax has continued during his loan spell with Eintracht Frankfurt, but Confidential understands the prospect of him remaining there is not off the table completely just yet.”

“Sources close to the Bundesliga side insist no decision has been made yet on whether to make Van de Beek’s loan permanent and any such discussions have been placed on hold until the end of the campaign.”

The newspaper adds, “Frankfurt have £10.3m option-to-buy built into the loan and while there is some pessimism in United circles that that will be enacted, sources in Germany stressed that it is not already a foregone conclusion that he will return to England.”

Van de Beek and Frankfurt return to action on Saturday when they take on Stuttgart.

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INEOS are currently plotting how to maximise the advantages of owning both Manchester United and Nice in preparation for the summer window.

The Red Devils have already been linked to a few players from the Ligue 1 side over the past few months.

The clearest example of that is centre back, Jean-Clair Todibo who has been seen as a target for United since last summer. Khephren Thuram has also been touted as a player the club could bring in to bolster the midfield, while just this week the Old Trafford side were said to have opened talks for left back, Melvin Bard.

The idea that the two clubs could work together has been suggested by different sources but HITC have confirmed that they are certain this is the case.

“Now sources have confirmed to HITC that conversations have taken place at the highest levels within INEOS about the prospects of players moving to England”.

Erik ten Hag’s side do want to bring in a midfielder this summer but the recruitment of one is more connected to sales than other positions due to the bloated nature of excess players in this area of the squad.

HTIC interestingly state, “whilst INEOS have discussed who could arrive from France, they have also looked at the possibility of players moving the other way and indeed both Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek have been mentioned in conversations”.

Both players have been linked away from Old Trafford as Van de Beek’s loan move to Eintracht Frankfurt has been a disaster and Eriksen has barely featured in 2024 and is naturally unhappy with his lack of playing time.

It is also touted that “one deal Nice are looking at is the possibility of bringing Anthony Martial back to France. They are considering offering him the chance of a move back to Ligue 1 – but 28-year-old does have a host of options emerging”.

Another intriguing dynamic of a potential partnership between the two sides could be a trusted loan partner as the Red Devils have struggled massively over the years to find appropriate homes for their loanees with the successes of Amad Diallo at Sunderland and Will Fish at Hibernian being the exceptions to the rule.

“It is believed that United do see Nice as a possibility to hone some of their top emerging talent – but INEOS do insist that no deals would be forced on either club as their own independence is important despite being under the same ownership umbrella, and that is important given that could be expanded in the coming years”.

It will certainly be an interesting topic for United fans to follow as the summer window approaches. Much has been made of the potential negativity of INEOS’ ownership of both clubs such as the potential ineligibility of one of the teams to play in Europe due to their respective league positions. However, the concept of a transfer partnership is certainly an aspect that could be very fruitful for both sides.

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But before the new-look behind-the-scenes team can get on with the recruitment side of things, the club will need to move on players due to FFP restrictions.

And Sir Jim Ratcliffe is already planning a large-scale summer exodus with the number of players set to depart in double figures.

One of them is set to be Donny van de Beek, who left the club on loan in January to join Eintracht Frankfurt but has endured a nightmarish spell so far.

Donny’s uncertain future

The Netherlands international has started only four times for the German club with manager Dino Toppmoller even going as far as to exclude him from the UEFA Conference League squad.

The Bundesliga club are unlikely to trigger the €10 million buy option included in his loan contract, which means the former Ajax star is all set to return to Manchester where he has hardly got a look-in since his €39 million move back in 2020.

He started only 19 games in his first two seasons with both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and interim manager Ralf Rangnick not deeming him good enough to start games consistently for the club.

And despite his former Ajax boss’ arrival, his fortunes did not improve with only four starts coming his way last season while Ten Hag played him for 21 minutes in the first-half of the campaign which prompted the loan exit.

The 20-time English league champions are desperate to move him on irrespective of what they decide with Ten Hag considering the midfielder’s considerable weekly wages of £120,000. His current deal will have one year left come June.

His former Eredivisie club were linked with a move but they are refusing to pay anywhere close to United’s valuation and now Givemesport have claimed that the club could even agree to terminate his contract and release him on a free judging from the response from suitors.

Let him leave on a free

“He is still only 26, so you would like to think this can turnaround, but you get to a stage with a player like this where you have to consider drawing a line under it.

“Van de Beek has one year left at Manchester United, but the fact the loan spell at Frankfurt has failed to ignite any upturn in form or confidence suggests he is not going to be able to level-up to force his way into that team by next season. I doubt even a change of manager is going to change that.

“It is a pretty sad situation because he should have been a good signing. If Frankfurt don’t want to buy him, the options for Manchester United are going to be another loan or a cheap sale elsewhere. At this stage, it might even be a case of agreeing to let him leave for free if it gets him off the wage bill.”

His current market value stands at an abysmal €7 million and it is sad to see how far Van de Beek’s stocks have fallen since his Ajax days when United had to beat Real Madrid to win the race for the Dutchman, who was a Ballon d’Or nominee at that point.

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That is why new co-owners INEOS are planning for a massive summer clearout with more than 10 players linked with an exit as the club look to raise over €100 million in sales.

One of them who is expected to be on his way out is Donny van de Beek, who has endured a horrid time since his €39 million move to Old Trafford back in 2020.

He started only 19 games in his first two seasons with both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and interim manager Ralf Rangnick not deeming him good enough to start games consistently for the club.

Donny’s nightmare United spell

The former RB Leipzig boss even proceeded to sanction a loan exit to Everton which also did not quite work out. When Erik ten Hag was named manager, the thinking was the former Ajax coach could get a tune out of the versatile midfielder.

Both had enjoyed great success in Amsterdam, however, when Ten Hag did land up in Manchester, he found a player who was completely shorne of confidence and looked like a shadow in most games.

Under the Dutchman, the 25-year-old started in only four games last season and managed only 21 minutes this term before the decision was taken to send him to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan with the Bundesliga side having the option of making his temporary stay permanent for €10 million.

But so far, Van de Beek has started only four times for the German club with Dino Toppmoller even going as far as to exclude him from the UEFA Conference League squad.

Frankfurt are unlikely to permanently sign the Netherlands international and as per Soccer News, Ajax could pounce with United desperate to sell.

However, the Dutch giants are not even willing to spend €10 million for their former hero and United could agree an even more discounted price to get rid of Van de Beek’s wages.

“The decision about the midfielder’s future in the Bundesliga has already been made: in Frankfurt they do not believe that the former Ajax player is worth the agreed amount of ten million euros.

Further discount

“And so Van de Beek will have to report back to Manchester United in a few months, but they want to release him as quickly as possible.

“United are keen to sell Van de Beek, partly in view of the Financial Fair Play rules and possible purchases. Ajax have been linked with a move for their former crowd favorite for some time now and the Johan Cruijff ArenA could use a few reinforcements.

“Van de Beek is also affordable, since The Red Devils want to earn ten million euros from the sale and there also seems to be room for negotiation.”

Van de Beek’s stock has fallen massively and returning to familiar surroundings could help reignite a failing career.

His current market value stands at an abysmal €7 million and it looks like United could agree a similar fee and in the process, take a huge hit on their initial investment once again.

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