Donny van de Beek says he wants to ‘show his qualities to the people of England’ after leaving Manchester United on loan to Everton, while new manager Frank Lampard played a vital role in the move.
The Dutchman started just four Premier League games during his 18 months at the club and has played just 69 minutes in the league this campaign.
Former Ajax midfielder Van de Beek was considered a big l talent when he joined United and he is now hoping to show exactly why they spent £35m on him – even if he has to do it in the blue shirt of Everton.
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‘I want to show my qualities, my strengths, to the people in England – but especially the fans from Everton,’ Van de Beek told the club’s official website after the loan move was confirmed.
He continued: ‘Now I can say I am an Everton player, I am really happy and can’t wait to help the team. ‘I think it is a great club… there are really good players here and I came because I want to help them go up the table.
‘I hope to bring my football qualities, my passing, and, of course, scoring goals. It is a big part of my game to score and give assists and I will try to do that again. And it is not only offensive, you have to defend as a midfielder and I can do that as well.’
Earlier on Monday, Everton confirmed the appointment of Lampard as manager and the ex-Chelsea boss has already made his presence felt, having been instrumental to convincing Van de Beek to join.
The Dutchman explained: ‘I had a really positive meeting with the new coach. We have the same ideas about football and he had a lot of influence on my decision.
‘I played against him when I was at Ajax, and he was at Chelsea [as manager], so he knows me as a player. He thinks I have qualities that can help the team.
‘I can learn a lot from him because he was a little bit in the same position – a midfield player who scored a lot of goals. He can help me a lot, so I think I’m in a good spot.
‘I want to improve with Everton. There are always things that can be better and I work hard every day to do that.’
