Van de Beek to be Koeman first signing as Barca Coach.

– The Ajax star is rated high by the former Netherlands manager.

– He will be second player to leave Ajax for Barca in the space of one year.

According to French outlet, Le10 Sport, new Barcelona coach Ronard Koeman wants to make Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek his first signing.

Barca raided the Dutch giants last summer to sign Frenkie de Jong and now they will return to the Eredivisie if reports are to be believed.

Van De Beek is currently rated at £39.6m , which by Barcelona’s standards, would be quite cheap.

Real Madrid are also interested in the 23-year-old but he isn’t thought to be a priority.

Van De Beek has been growing in stature in recent seasons. He scored ten times in all competitions this term, registering 11 assists in the process.