Donny van de Beek set to leave Manchester United in transfer window

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Erik ten Hag says Donny van de Beek will be allowed to leave Manchester United in the January transfer window. Van de Beek, 26, was free to go in the summer but a move never materialised and he was omitted from United's Champions League squad.

The playmaker has played 21 minutes all season and Van de Beek admitted last week he was prepared to depart United in the New Year. “I think Donny has to play," Ten Hag stressed. "In games he was in the squad, so he had the opportunity.

It was a slow start to the season because he was still recovering from physical setbacks. READ MORE: Ten Hag claims Onana is second best goalkeeper in the Premier League READ MORE: United make decision on Onana's place "But he is back now and he is doing really well in training, so if you can’t give him perspective then I can see he has to play for his career and for everything.” Van de Beek has played 62 times since his £40million transfer from Ajax in September 2020 but only 23 of those have been starts.

He has lined up only six times for United in the Premier League and joined Everton on loan in January 2022. United will also seek to sell Jadon Sancho next month as his exile from the first team continues.