Man United outcast Donny van de Beek receives apology from manager over brutal snub
Donny van de Beek has been left out of Eintracht Frankfurt's Europa Conference League squad. The German side's boss has since issued an apology to the Man United midfielder
Eintracht Frankfurt boss Dino Toppmoller has said sorry to Donny van de Beek after leaving the Manchester United player out of his European squad. The Dutch midfielder, who is on loan at the German club until the end of the season, was left out of Frankfurt's 25-man squad for the knockout rounds of the Europa Conference League.
Toppmoller explained his decision and revealed that he felt he had to apologise to Van de Beek. "He's only played a total of four games in the last two years, so it won't happen overnight," he said. "But I have 100 per cent confidence in his quality, he'll definitely help us in the second half of the season. I told Donny that I was sorry but also what I expected from him now."
Since joining Frankfurt, Van de Beek has made four appearances, three of those being starts. However, he shone in a friendly against the club's under-21 side with a goal and two assists.
Toppmoller believes that performance indicates that the former Ajax star is ready to contribute for his side for the remainder of the season. He added: "That showed me that he can handle the decision well. He is ready to take on the challenge."
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Van de Beek, following his exclusion from Eintracht's European squad, will not participate in the Thursday game against Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise. His next chance to shine is during an away trip to Freiburg next weekend. Man United star Donny van de Beek had made a limited number of appearances this season before moving to Germany and he managed to play in two games only against Crystal Palace in Premier League and Carabao Cup.
After finalising his journey to Germany last month, Markus Krosche, the director of football at Frankfurt joyously expressed: "Donny van de Beek is a perfect match for our playing style and is a key part of our team's puzzle." He added "He brings lots of international experience with him that our young players can benefit from. Donny exudes goal threat and should help our attackers to get into promising positions."
Van de Beek first came to Manchester United in 2020 in a deal worth £39m and as 18 months left to run on his current contract.