Donny van de Beek did not run rings round defences at Manchester United – however he’s placing a hoop on the finger of one among soccer’s most well-known daughters.
The previous United star, 28, is getting married to 30-year-old Estelle Bergkamp, the daughter of Arsenal and Netherlands legend Dennis.
Van de Beek and Bergkamp began relationship in 2019 whereas he was at Ajax and have two youngsters: daughter Lomee, three, and a one-year-old son referred to as Navy.
Bergkamp shared her excellent news on Instagram, writing: ‘The simplest YES ever.’
She shared images of the love of her life slipping a hoop onto her finger and of them kissing.
And father Dennis clearly approves of the union as he ratified it with a pair of pink love hearts within the feedback part.
Donny van de Beek is about to marry Dennis Bergkamp’s daughter Estelle, they’ve introduced
The duo shared a collage of images of the previous Manchester United participant’s proposal
Estelle, second from the left, is pictued along with her father Dennis and siblings final yr
They’ve a son and a daughter and are actually primarily based in Spain as he performs for Girona
Van de Beek joined Manchester United for £40million in 2020 however solely managed 62 appearances throughout 4 seasons earlier than being offloaded to Girona for an preliminary payment of £420,600 – simply over a hundredth of what he had arrived for.
The Dutchman was rocked by accidents at Outdated Trafford and, in January 2023, simply when he was discovering his toes underneath Erik ten Hag – who had managed him at Ajax – he suffered a devastating knee damage which dominated him out for six months.
In his remaining three seasons on the membership, he solely managed a complete of 16 appearances and was despatched out on mortgage twice – as soon as to Everton and one other time to Eintracht Frankfurt.
He was an everyday in his first season at Girona however is dominated out long-term this marketing campaign with an Achilles tendon rupture.
Explaining why issues did not go his method at Manchester United, the midfielder instructed The Athletic: ‘I feel it was fairly unfortunate as a result of I performed some extra video games, particularly nearer to the winter, after which I received injured. That was not straightforward. It was very dangerous timing.
‘Should you begin to play just a little bit extra, then you will get the rhythm of all the things. However that damage arrived, that you must restart once more, that you must come up. There are new gamers coming in, and also you begin from the backseat once more. It’s tough.
‘I’d say this was a key second for me at Manchester United. On this interval usually while you play, you get stronger and higher. However I received this damage. That was robust.
‘Should you don’t play for that lengthy, then mentally it’s not straightforward. So then in January [2024], I made a decision to go to Eintracht Frankfurt [on loan], nevertheless it was probably not working there both.
Dennis Bergkamp is likely one of the best Arsenal gamers of the trendy period, successful the Premier League 3 times
Van de Beek’s time at Manchester United was marred by accidents after he signed for £40m
‘It’s not straightforward to return midway into the season when you haven’t any aggressive rhythm since you didn’t play many video games, after which that you must carry out straight in.
‘Usually within the second season, all the things will get higher for lots of gamers. However I feel it was additionally a tough state of affairs.
‘I feel the coach left (Ole Gunnar Solskjaer), and a brand new coach got here in (Ralf Rangnick) after which it’s at all times chaotic. You understand it’s not in a secure state of affairs. I went to Everton [on loan] due to that.’
