The Dutch star failed to live up to expectations after his £40m move from Ajax.
Donny van de Beek’s former agent, Guido Albers, has claimed Manchester United have frustrated the midfielder with their special treatment of Paul Pogba.
Van de Beek arrived at Old Trafford on a £40m deal following his incredible spell at Ajax. However, he rarely found any game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who kept him behind Pogba in United’s pecking order.
Following a short loan spell at Everton, Van de Beek returned to Old Trafford this summer. However, he is yet to regain his best form despite reuniting with his former boss, Erik ten Hag.
“I saw the disappointment about the way he was treated by Manchester United, and he saw up close what I did to turn the situation around,” Albers told Voetbal Primeur.
“But from the day he was not allowed to leave Manchester United again, it was final. In the Netherlands, Donny got all the appreciation, performed well and was super popular with the fans. At Manchester United, he then never played.”
The agent added: “The relationship between him and the club really cooled down badly. He had to compete against Paul Pogba, who reported late to the training camp, said sorry and was allowed to play again in the place of a boy who was training 10 hours a day for eight weeks to show he was good enough.
“I underestimated what not playing anymore did to him mentally, I should have looked earlier: how can I help him?”
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