Donny van de Beek’s arrival at Manchester United has Rio Ferdinand excited, with the Dutchman having posted numbers at Ajax that place him into a talent bracket alongside Kevin De Bruyne.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has snapped up the highly-rated Netherlands international in a £35 million ($46m) deal.
The plan is that another creative influence will slot in alongside the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba and allow the Red Devils to become even more of a force going forward.
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There is every reason to believe that Van de Beek will prove to be a shrewd addition, with his goal and assist figures at Ajax making for impressive reading.