Donny van de Beek has revealed he considered quitting football during his difficult spell at Manchester United before getting a new lease of life with a summer move to Girona.
Van de Beek signed for United in August 2020 for £35m and he arrived with a reputation as one of the most promising midfielders in Europe, having been part of the Ajax side that reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
The Dutch midfielder scored on his debut against Crystal Palace but he never earned the trust of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer or Erik ten Hag and in four years at Old Trafford he made only six league starts and of his 62 appearances in all competitions, only 23 of them were starts. ALSO READ: Manchester United increasing scrutiny of club's transfer hit rate ALSO READ: United have unexpected opportunity to unleash £105m partnership His time at the club included disappointing loan spells at Everton and Eintracht Frankfurt and any chance of a revival under his former Ajax boss Ten Hag was wrecked by a knee injury in January 2023.
Van de Beek left Old Trafford this summer to join La Liga's surprise package Girona in a deal worth just £420,000 to United.