De Telegraaf on Saturday that United were considering hijacking Van de Beek's prospective move to Real Madrid, the Spanish giants who were widely expected to snare the 23-year-old midfielder this summer.Van de Beek rose to prominence last year as he played a key role in Ajax's run to the Champions League semi-finals.Madrid were the front-runners to sign Van de Beek but the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic has put that move in doubt.
Madrid's players agreed to take pay cuts ranging from 10 to 20 per cent at the beginning of April and also spent over £200million on transfers last summer as Zinedine Zidane performed a squad overhaul after a disappointing 2018-19 campaign.The MEN reported in January that Van de Beek was among.
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