Ajax's Donny van de Beek celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Ajax at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)Manchester United have won the race to sign Ajax's Donny van de Beek after Tottenham failed with an 11th-hour bid to snatch the Dutch midfielder. Van de Beek has agreed a five-year deal – with the option of an extra 12 months. Van de Beek was raised as an Ajax fan by his football-mad parents and joined the club's famed youth academy as an 11-year-old. Van de Beek has scored 41 goals in 175 appearances for Ajax and has been capped 10 times by Holland.

Source: Standard Digital August 31, 2020 06:06 UTC