MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally altered) The Manchester United squad (Back Row L-R: Physio Richard Merron, Coach Charlie Owen, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mason Greenwood, Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire, Chris Smalling, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Axel Tuanzebe, Coach Richard Hawkins, Coach Paul Brand. Middle Row L-R: Dr Steve McNally, Coach Michael Carrick, Coach Kieran McKenna, Tahith Chong, Jesus Gamez, Victor Lindelof, Sergio Romero, David de Gea, Lee Grant, Phil Jones, Anthony Martial, Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly, Goalkeeping Coach Richard Hartis, Coach Emilio Alvarez, Kit Manager Alec Wylie. Front Row L-R: Alexis Sanchez, Angel Gomes, Daniel James, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ashley Young, Assistant manager Mike Phelan, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Andreas Pereira, Fred, Brandon Williams) pose for the annual team photo at Old Trafford on August 15, 2019 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Manchester United/Manchester United via Getty Images)
The transfer is expected to be finalised within days.
Van de Beek is set to sign a five-year deal, which should allow him to be available for United’s opening game of the 2020-21 season, against Crystal Palace on 19 September.
He will become Solskjaer’s first close-season signing after a much-publicised move for Borussia Dortmund’s England winger Jadon Sancho stalled over the size of the fee.
Van de Beek was part of the outstanding Ajax side that got to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
He was left out of Ajax’s friendlies with German pair Eintracht Frankfurt and Union Berlin over the weekend.
