Erik ten Hag has told Donny van de Beek he has to prove himself at Manchester United and that their previous relationship at Ajax now counts for nothing.
The midfielder has had a disappointing two years since a £40million move to Old Trafford, starting just four Premier League games in that time and spending the second half of last season on loan at Everton.
He was cast aside by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not long after he'd signed for the club and then made no impact under Ralf Rangnick either, but there are vacancies in the United midfield following the departures of Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata.
