Donny van de Beek upset over situation at Manchester United

Donny van de Beek feels 'upset' about his situation at Manchester United as the club contemplates whether to let him leave on loan before Monday's transfer deadline.

Dressing room sources say Van de Beek believes he has been misled over his second season at the club as he has failed to start a single Premier League game.

The 24-year-old has only started four times this season - in the Champions League group stage and League Cup - and last lined up in a meaningful league game at West Ham in December 2020.

Van de Beek wants to leave United to get regular playing time after he was omitted from returning Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal's first three squads earlier this season.

Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund were offered Van de Beek earlier this month and Crystal Palace have shown interest but United interim manager Ralf Rangnick would like to keep the Dutchman as United are light in midfield. United sources say nothing new has emerged regarding Van de Beek's future.

Paul Pogba is due to return next month to bolster United's midfield department and United now operate in a 4-3-3 formation, with Nemanja Matic, Fred, Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes also vying for selection.

Van de Beek has been an unused substitute in 34 out of a possible 91 United games and has started just 19 times since his £40million transfer from Ajax 18 months ago.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's positive feedback for Van de Beek is understood to have placated the player when a loan move to Everton almost materialised late in the summer transfer window but Van de Beek only started three more games under Solskjaer. Van de Beek is understood to retrospectively regret listening to Solskjaer's advice.

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