After a turbulent time at Manchester United, Donny van de Beek has signed a permanent contract to join Girona.Reputable football journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that the 27-year-old has agreed to a four-year contract with the La Liga team for an alleged pitiful sum of €500,000 (£423,000).

Romano said that if certain add-ons are fulfilled, the cost could increase to €15 million (£12.7 million).Van de Beek posted the following on social media on Monday: “Dear Manchester United family. My time at the club is coming to an end, but today will always remain special.All of you have my gratitude for your support over the years. We are appreciative of Manchester United for making us feel so welcome from the time we arrived. We are grateful to the entire club staff for making us feel welcome.”Thank you so much to all of the fans who helped to make these years so remarkable. In addition to the football, Manchester will always hold a particular place in our hearts because this is where we had our two children.”I hope everyone has success and we’ll cross paths again.

Any sell-on fee will apparently also go to the Red Devils, but this will still come out to be a lot less than the £35 million they paid for the Dutchman in September 2020.Since moving from Ajax to Old Trafford, Van de Beek has continuously failed to get into the starting lineup. He has gone on loan to Everton and Eintracht Frankfurt twice.

Over a four-year period, he made just 62 appearances for United, scoring two goals.However, after the Catalans achieved an incredible third-place finish in the previous season, this transfer to Girona will give the midfielder an opportunity to play football in the UEFA Champions League.On September 30, Van van Beek made his last appearance for Manchester United in a 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace at home.