Deal done. No buy option. We pay all wages.

Similar sentiments expressed by some people I have engaged in conversation.They argue that we cannot defend set-plays and have issues at right-back yet we seek to attract a player on loan who has made his name as a No 10.
Like you, they would prefer re-inforcements in other positions.

My opinion,for what it is worth, is that many supporters see a player who made his name as a No 10 (We don't play this position),a player who has only made 4 starts at Man Utd and not cemented a place under both Solskjaer and Rangnick, and don't see the midfield as a real priority for strengthening.
Just my thoughts and of course could be utter rhubarb.

I agree.

Although Van De Beek would give us more options we need strengthening elsewhere.

Ward has been a great servant for the club but has been shown vulnerable recently. I was really impressed by McNamara from Millwall when we played them in the FA Cup.

No buy option and we pay all the wages. In the meantime Jesurun Rak-Sakyi might be loaned out. Why can't we develop our own players rather than someone else's? If we get towards the end of the season safe with games in hand, I would rather see some of our own academy players in the mix. If they are not good enough, then what are we doing wrong at that level?

We are getting to the time of year where injuries & suspensions mount up & if we can have an extra player available without it causing too much disturbance in the named 25 then why not -

Maybe its part of the development plan / experiments for next year / going forward -

Also its a lot easier to say that we need to strengthen other positions & I for one have faith that we are trying to do so, obviously its a lot harder to do than it is to say - for example, can anyone name 3 right backs, that would improve our team / squad & that are available ? (clearly that's just an example but you get what I mean)