Ten Hag confirms Van de Beek WILL return to Man Utd and is relishing working with former Ajax star again

ERIK TEN HAG says he is relishing working with Donny van de Beek again after their time together at Ajax.

Van de Beek won a league and cup double under Ten Hag in 2018-19 and moved on to Manchester United for £35million in August 2020.

New Red Devils boss Ten Hag said: “Of course we had a fantastic squad in that time in Ajax. 

“We had a fantastic relationship and I look forward to seeing him again.”

Van de Beek, 25, he has been a big money flop at Old Trafford starting online four league games since his move.

The midfielder spent the second-half of last season on loan at Everton where he also failed to shine.

He did at least sign off with the Toffees with his first goal for the club in their final game of the season, although they went down 5-1 at Arsenal.

Now he is looking forward to a second chance back at United under Ten Hag.

Van de Beek became one of Europe’s top attacking midfielders working with the coach at Ajax.

He netted 27 goals in his final two seasons at the Amsterdam club.

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And the pair were seconds away from reaching the 2019 Champions League final after knocking out Real Madrid and Juventus.

But Lucas Moura’s 96th minute effort sent Spurs through to the showpiece game against Liverpool.

Van de Beek also forged a strong partnership with Frenkie de Jong at Ajax.

He has been struggling at Barcelona, and reports claim Ten Hag wants to reunite him with Van de Beek this summer.