Three 3 reasono why Donny van de Beek, Real Madrid transfer was never a success.

Valverde, Odegaard and the pandemic played their part in the Dutchman's move to the Bernabeu falling through.

Donny van de Beek was announced as a Manchester United player last week, joining the Red Devils on a five-year deal for a fee of £35 million.

The Dutchman was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid in the past but the Blancos ended up not making an offer to Ajax for the 23-year-old in the end.

According to Marca, Zinedine Zidane is happy with his squad following the emergence of Fede Valverde and given that Martin Odegaard will be part of the first team next season.

The financial crisis brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic played its part as well with Madrid deciding that their money would be better off spent elsewhere amid the ongoing renovation of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.