Erik ten Hag accepts £40m midfielder has to leave Man Utd
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has accepted that it might be in the best interest of Donny van de Beek to leave Old Trafford in pursuit of playing time. Van de Beek scored on his United debut in 2020 but has struggled to nail down a place in the team virtually ever since. That hasn't changed despite being reunited with former Ajax boss Ten Hag and the midfielder has only been afforded 21 minutes of action across all com Pet itions this season. Ten Hag appears reticent to stand in Van de Beek's way if a departure is what he wants. "I can see he has to play for his career and for everything," the United boss said. Van de Beek had already gone public with his desire to start playing regularly and explained he has reached a point where, despite making good money at United, he has a "choice" to make. "I have to start playing matches very soon, if not at Manchester United, then at another club," he told De Telegraaf last weekend. "I think...