Donny van de Beek speaks out after ending Man Utd nightmare with Everton move
Donny van de Beek has broken his silence after ending his Manchester United nightmare with a loan move to Everton.
Dutch international van de Beek endured a torrid time at Old Trafford following his move from Ajax in 2020.
He made just 50 appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils, with most of those coming as a substitute.
The 24-year-old has been looking for an escape route for some time now and joined Everton on deadline day.
Van de Beek revealed his delight at the move in an interview on his new club's website.
"Now I can say I am an Everton player, I am really happy and can’t wait to help the team," Van de Beek told evertontv.
"I think it is a great club… there are really good players here and I came because I want to help them go up the table.
"I hope to bring my football qualities, my passing, and, of course, scoring goals. It is a big part of my game to score and give assists and I will try to do that again. And it is not only offensive, you have to defend as a midfielder and I can do that as well.
"I had a really positive meeting with the new coach. We have the same ideas about football and he had a lot of influence on my decision.
"I played against him when I was at Ajax, and he was at Chelsea [as manager], so he knows me as a player. He thinks I have qualities that can help the team.
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"I can learn a lot from him because he was a little bit in the same position – a midfield player who scored a lot of goals.
"He can help me a lot, so I think I’m in a good spot.
"I want to improve with Everton. There are always things that can be better and I work hard every day to do that."
Van de Beek is ineligible to make his Everton debut against Brentford in the FA Cup on Saturday due to having featured for United in their third round victory over Aston Villa.
Nevertheless, the former Ajax man can't wait to get started at Goodison Park.
“I want to show my qualities, my strengths, to the people in England – but especially the fans from Everton," added Van de Beek.
"The most important thing is we win games and go up the table.
"We have good players in the team and the talent and ability to go up in the league. But, for that, we need to work hard and I want to be part of this.
"Everton is a big club, with big players, the history and amazing fans. The Club has everything to go up and be higher in the table.
"I played at Goodison twice last season without fans… it will be lovely to see the stadium full.
"It’s difficult I cannot play on Saturday but I will be there to see the game and focus on the next match.
"I’m fit. I train a lot for myself and I was training a lot with the team at United. I have a few days to train fully and I’m sure I’ll be there [ready for Newcastle]."
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