'It was tough' - Donny van de Beek opens up on difficult Manchester United spell after loan exit

Donny van de Beek has admitted his limited involvement at Manchester United was 'tough', but he's now looking forward to the future and hoping to reignite his career with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Eintracht have signed Van de Beek on loan for the remainder of the season with a view to making the deal permanent and the German side are covering the majority of his £125,000-a-week wages.

The option to buy Van de Beek for €11million (£9.55m), with €3m (£2.6m) in add-ons, has been included in the deal and the midfielder is hopeful of receiving regular starts. United signed Van de Beek from Ajax for £35m rising to £40m in September 2020 and he's made just 28 starts since. The appointment of Erik ten Hag was expected to give him a second chance but his predicament continued.

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Van de Beek was unveiled to the German media this week after signing for Eintracht and said: "I enjoyed it [the first two training sessions]. It's a very good team with good players, who are nice people as well. I've had some very good chats with the guys.

"Of course, I already knew the club and how they wanted to play was also important for me. I had a good chat with the coach and the way he sees football, that convinced me and I had a good feeling about it.

"Every player has their own personal goals, but I'm here to help the team and play at my highest level. I'm convinced that Frankfurt is a good place for me right now. No.8 or No.10 are my best positions.

"To come on the ball and connect or come into the box and maybe score goals or give assists, that's my best position. In the past, I played in the No.6 position, but my strength is more as a box-to-box player,