Manchester United central midfielder Donny van de Beek will be sidelined for the remainder of the season, the manager Erik ten Hag confirmed. This comes after the Dutch national picked up a knee injury during his team’s 3-0 victory in the Premier League against Bournemouth on January 3.
“It is his knee,” ten Hag confirmed when asked about van de Beek’s injury at a press conference on Friday. “In the long term, it is looking really good, he will be back for the start of preseason. The rest of the season he is out. It is terrible when you are in the middle of the season and you get a bad tackle, bad injury — it is always really disappointing, and thoughts, feelings are with the player.”
Van de Beek arrived at Man Utd from Ajax for a fee of £40 million in 2020. Since his arrival at Old Trafford, the 25-year-old player has struggled to get regular minutes under managers Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ralf Rangnick, and now Ten Hag.
While van de Beek may be out, the Red Devils are set to increase their squad depth up front by signing striker Wout Weghorst on loan for the remainder of the season.
