Manchester United have a Bruno Fernandes blueprint that could work with Donny van de Beek – Richard Fay

Not a day appears to go by with out contemporary hypothesis relating to the way forward for Donny van de Beek.

No sooner had the 23-year-old capped an encouraging cameo for The Netherlands on Tuesday night time with a uncommon purpose earlier than new stories within the Italian press forged doubt over his Manchester United credentials.

An audacious suggestion of swapping Van de Beek for Adrien Rabiot is the newest report back to emerge this week within the Turin press. They’ll preserve dreaming.

United and Van de Beek are each effectively conscious issues have not precisely gone to plan to date, however neither are fairly as anxious as some individuals are suggesting.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s religion in a midfield axis of Fred and Scott McTominay has prevented Van de Beek from being given a possibility in a deeper midfield function, whereas the resurgence of Paul Pogba has additionally seen Van de Beek suffocated of probabilities as both a No.6 in midfield or as a wildcard left wing resolution.

It is simple to really feel sorry for the previous Ajax man, however he cannot be completely innocent both. Whereas he has been performed no favours with irregular cameos late in matches, within the uncommon cases when he has began he has did not get a grip on proceedings.

But all through his troublesome debut six months on the membership sources near the participant have remained adamant he nonetheless has a long-term future at Outdated Trafford.

One determine insisted there was ‘no reality’ in stories he needs to depart the membership. So what’s subsequent for the midfielder? Bruno Fernandes may maintain the reply.

His debut 12 months in English soccer set new requirements for what to anticipate from a midfield arrival, along with his excellent impression maybe unfairly juxtaposed with Van de Beek’s present troubles.

From as early as his debut towards Wolves it was clear to see the attacking intent which coursed via Fernandes’ veins, however a key second in his United arrival got here afterwards.

In February final 12 months United took full benefit of the inaugural Premier League winter break with a coaching camp in Marbella.

Fernandes was the star attraction of the travelling squad, with deadline day mortgage signing Odion Ighalo restricted to a health coaching camp in Manchester after his arrival from China.

It was throughout these days in sun-drenched Spain when Fernandes built-in himself into the squad.

Van de Beek hasn’t been provided that probability, along with his arrival final September coming at a time when the first-team squad was nonetheless recuperating from an intense summer time of motion.

United’s lack of pre-season not solely affected health ranges, nevertheless it gave the Dutchman and the opposite new arrivals restricted time to truly adapt to the environment and tactical necessities demanded by Solskjaer.

This mixture partly explains why the 5 new recruits final summer time are but to interrupt into the beginning XI frequently, with Edinson Cavani probably the most common having already been on a coaching regime forward of his deadline day arrival.

That is why when analysing Van de Beek’s first season in English soccer Solskjaer has been so fast to defend his £35million arrival.

United coaches liken the Dutch midfielder to fellow sluggish starters Fred and Victor Lindelof, who each required a prolonged settling in course of earlier than turning into regulars within the first-team.

Whereas there will be no ignoring the disappointing return of 1 purpose and one help throughout 27 appearances to date, United really feel they may unleash a wholly completely different participant as soon as he is had a full pre-season below his belt.

In fashionable soccer not all gamers get the luxurious of time to show they are surely as much as a troublesome problem, however his success at Ajax proves Van de Beek must be an exception.

Not even his largest fan might defend his debut season at Outdated Trafford, nevertheless it’s not till this time subsequent 12 months that he must be correctly judged on his impression.