Manchester United have been criticised over the signing of Donny van de Beek after the Dutchman completed his move to Old Trafford this week.
The 23-year-old has swapped Ajax for life in the Premier League in a £40million deal on Thursday. His addition further grows the wealth of midfield options at Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's disposal.
But Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson feels the deal was unnecessary . "Donny van de Beek looks like a panic buy at Manchester United," Merson told The Daily Star. "I don’t get it.
They just spent £40m on a position where they are already strong and how does he play with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes? "You have to have someone who can play the holding role. "That signing looked to me like: 'Oh we haven’t bought
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