Donny van de Beek and Albert Sambi Lokonga are looking for late summer transfer window moves with Manchester United and Arsenal going head-to-head to offload the players
The futures of Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek and Albert Sambi Lokonga of Arsenal are both looking late transfers.
Neither central midfielder is part of their club’s first-team plans this season and both have been offered to other clubs ahead of the summer transfer window closing.
Is Donny Van De Beek the answer to Arsenal’s midfield void
United signed Van de Beek from Ajax in a £35million deal in 2020
But he has struggled to establish himself as a first-team regular at Old Trafford
Van de Beek has started just six Premier League matches across three seasons at the club.
Last season, he had to undergo surgery after suffering a season-ending knee injury at the beginning of January.
The Dutchman is one who is free to leave Old Trafford before the window shuts
But he rejected the opportunity to join ligue 1 club Lorient.
There were several other options for Van de Beek, but none of the interest was formalised.
Newly promoted Luton were considering a move for the midfielder.
He was under consideration from Inter, who also made contact for Davy Klaassen of Ajax.
Galatasaray were another option, but the Turkish giants may instead have turned their attention to Sambi Lokonga.
The 23-year-old joined Gunners two summers ago but has never established himself as a regular starter
Despite making 39 appearances for the Gunners, was loaned to Crystal Palace for the second half of last season.
Earlier this month, Sambi Lokonga expressed his desire for a fresh start this summer : “I will try to go somewhere where I can play so that’s the most important thing for me.
To have some games and play game after game.”
After his debut campaign in north London, the midfielder explained to La Derniere Heure : “At the end of last season, I almost snapped.
I called my agent to ask him if staying at Arsenal was a good idea. He comforted me in my choice, even though I know I need to start more often to develop.”
