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title: "Manchester United: Weston McKennie and Donny van de Beek swap mooted"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/mckennie-van-de-beek-swap-man-utd-juventus/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2023-01-21T19:10:07Z"
modified: "2023-01-21T19:10:07Z"
---

# Manchester United: Weston McKennie and Donny van de Beek swap mooted

**[Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-transfer-rumours/) could include [Donny van de Beek](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/donny-van-de-beek/) as part of a prospective deal to bring Weston McKennie to Old Trafford this year, according to reports from Italy.**

### The Lowdown: Juventus in crisis

Juventus value the American midfielder at [€50m](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/retroscena-juve-quando-cherubini-chiese-50-mln-per-mckennie-e-lo-united-propose-van-de-beek-1781740) (£44m), and recent events suggest that they might be left with little option but to cash in on him if the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) giants maintain their reported interest.

In a sensational development on Friday night, the Bianconeri were [deducted 15 points](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/20876/12791409/juventus-serie-a-side-given-15-point-deduction-as-tottenhams-fabio-paratici-handed-30-month-ban-from-italian-football) for alleged financial irregularities and false accounting, in an instant dumping them to [mid-table](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/serie-a/tabelle/wettbewerb/IT1/saison_id/2022) in Serie A and leaving them with little hope of claiming a Champions League berth for next season.

### The Latest: McKennie-Van de Beek swap mooted

Following on from that hammer blow for Juventus, Italian outlet [TuttoMercatoWeb](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/retroscena-juve-quando-cherubini-chiese-50-mln-per-mckennie-e-lo-united-propose-van-de-beek-1781740) reported that United have offered Van de Beek to the Turin club as part of a prospective deal to bring McKennie the other way this summer.

The Red Devils have asked about signing the 24-year-old, and it has been suggested that the Dutch midfielder could be sacrificed in an attempt to execute the deal during discussions between the two clubs.

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### The Verdict: Would make sense for Man United

Although Van de Beek stood out in [Erik ten Hag](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/erik-ten-hag/)‘s Ajax team which reached the Champions League semi-finals four years ago, scoring [three times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/donny-van-de-beek/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/288255/plus/0/verein/610) in that European campaign, the 25-year-old’s fortunes since joining United in 2020 have been alarming.

He was [loaned out](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-midfielder-donny-van-de-beek-joins-everton-on-loan) to Everton a year ago amid a [lack of game-time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/donny-van-de-beek/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/288255/plus/0?saison=2021&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) at Old Trafford, a situation which has [not improved](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/donny-van-de-beek/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/288255/plus/0?saison=2022&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) this season. His manager issued a warning in November that the [£120,000-per-week](https://fbref.com/en/players/50dc94ce/Donny-van-de-Beek) midfielder needs to “[step up](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manutd-tenhag-van-debeek-claim-28470419)” his game, something that Van de Beek won’t be able to do for some time after suffering a [season-ending knee injury](https://talksport.com/football/1302276/man-utd-donny-van-de-beek-injury-out-for-season-erik-ten-hag/) earlier this month.

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Therefore, United might be best advised to cut their losses with the Dutchman this year, especially if it means being able to bring in McKennie – who has previously been dubbed a “[unique](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/weston-mckennie-who-is-the-schalke-and-usmnt-midfield-general-nextgen-10628)” talent by USA national team coach Gregg Berhalter – amid the crisis at Juventus.

As per [FBref](https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?request=1&sum=0&comp_type=by_type&dom_lg=1&spec_comps=big_5&player_id1=50dc94ce&p1yrfrom=2022-2023&player_id2=01c3aff5&p2yrfrom=2022-2023), the American has averaged more goals and assists per game, a better pass completion and tackling rate, and a better dribbling completion percentage than Van de Beek, which suggests that he could be of more use to Ten Hag than the stricken [19-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/donny-van-de-beek/nationalmannschaft/spieler/288255/verein_id/3379) Netherlands midfielder.