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Manchester United sign Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek

From left: The Netherlands' football players Memphis Depay, Mohamed Ihattaren and Donny van de Beek run during a training session in preparation for their upcoming European Championship qualifying match against Poland and Italy, in Zeist, on September 1, 2020.

Photo credit: Koen van Weel | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made the 23-year-old Dutch international his first signing of the summer transfer window.
  • The deal could rise to 44 million euros ($52 million, £39 million).

London

Manchester United announced the signing of Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek on Wednesday for a reported fee of 39 million euros (Sh5.3 billion) plus add-ons.

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