Donny van de Beek has been left out of Eintracht Frankfurt’s Europa Conference League squad (Getty)
Eintracht Frankfurt head coach Dino Toppmoller has revealed that he apologised to Donny van de Beek after Manchester United’s on-loan midfielder was left out of the German club’s Europa Conference League squad.
Van de Beek failed to make at impact at United following his £40 million move from Ajax in 2020 and was allowed to join Eintracht Frankfurt on loan in the January transfer window for the remainder of the season.
However, Van de Beek has made just three Bundesliga appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt so far and will not feature in the Europa Conference League as he was omitted from their revised squad for the knockout stages.
Toppmoller is adamant that Van de Beek will get plenty of chances to impress during his time with Eintracht Frankfurt but concedes fans will need to be patient with the Dutch midfielder, due to his lack of football at United.
‘He’s only played a total of four games in the last two years, so it won’t happen overnight,’ Toppmoller said.
Donny van de Beek joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Manchester United in January (AP)
‘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.’
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Toppmoller says he has been impressed by Van de Beek’s reaction as he scored one and provided two assists in a behind-closed-doors friendly against the Under-21s last Sunday.
‘That showed me that he can handle the decision well,’ Toppmoller said.
‘He is ready to take on the challenge.’
Eintracht Frankfurt have the option to buy Van de Beek as part of their agreement with United for €11 million (£9.3m) plus €3m (£2.5m) in add-ons.
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