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Bobby Vincent

Manchester United's transfer stance on Donny van de Beek revealed amid Arsenal rumours

Manchester United are open to selling Donny van de Beek this summer after a disappointing first season with the club.

That's according to ESPN, who are reporting that 'realistic offers' for squad players, such as Van de Beek and Anthony Martial, will be considered this summer.

The Dutch midfielder endured a frustrating first campaign at Old Trafford, where he made just four Premier League starts throughout 2020/21.

The 24-year-old is now being linked with a move to Arsenal, with 90Min claiming recently that the Gunners have been keeping tabs on the midfielder's situation in Manchester, despite signing a five-year contract with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last summer.

As well as Arsenal reportedly registering their interest, Van de Beek himself wants to stay in the Premier League despite the frustrating spell, according to FCInterNews.

The Netherlands midfielder, who is missing his country's Euro 2020 campaign due to a groin injury, was told earlier this year to remain patient by United boss Solskjaer, but still never really got a look-in under the Norwegian head coach.

"Donny has played well when he's got the chance," he said to United's official website.

“I think we are too quick sometimes to jump on that if he isn’t playing, that it is a failure.

“Victor [Lindelof] and Fred are good examples in my team that it takes a little bit of time and now they are massively important players in our squad and in our team and it will be the same with Donny.

"He has come in and is in a midfield pool of players with quality, challenging with Bruno [Fernandes], Juan [Mata], Jesse [Lingard]. I’ve got loads of no.10s and loads of centre-midfielders with Paul [Pogba], Nemanja [Matic], Scott [McTominay], Fred.

"There are many of them and Donny has played well when he’s got the chance and that is a big thing, that you are ready.

"He is always ready, he works hard in training, [is] positive and he will make differences in many games for us this season, but he’ll grow more and more even for next year.”

Arsenal are looking to sign a central midfielder this summer, with Granit Xhaka expected to leave the club in the near future.

Albert Sambi Lokonga is expected to complete a transfer to the Gunners from Anderlecht, but they have also been linked with Ruben Neves and Renato Sanches in recent weeks.

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