Donny van de Beek details first chat with Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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Donny van de Beek has detailed his first chat with boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after admitting his relief at sealing his "messy" transfer to Man Utd.

The Dutchman completed his £40million switch from Ajax this week and is now in line to make his debut for the club in their season opener against Crystal Palace in a fortnight's time.

United's acquisition of the midfielder came largely out of the blue despite lengthy negotiations between the clubs. Real Madrid had been interested in van de Beek previously but failed to make their move as United swooped in, with van de Beek just pleased to get the deal over the line. "It was very messy this week and quite exciting.