Just how bad in training is this guy?
Donny Van De Beek's former Manchester United teammate Dan James did not shy away from sharing his comical anecdotes about the Dutch midfielder on and off the pitch.
Hot off the heels of his move from Ajax, the Dutch trequartista may want to look away from James' recollections, especially as he gears up to find his next club.
Speaking on ITV show Loose Women (via the Daily Mail), James revealed how Van De Beek was a unusual man to mark: "I only played with him for twelve months but here's a quick story. I was playing for United and he was training at Carrington
"We were attacking and I was marking Donny in the midfield. He suddenly said, 'Ahhh, I'm hungry.' I replied, 'What?'
'I can't wait for the game to finish, I'm so hungry,' he said. Do you know a good restaurant in Manchester, James?'"
The rapid Welshman was further reminded of the 26-year-old’s continuous appetite during training when the duo were teammates at Carrington
" When he came to United I started to realise where this came from," James continued.
"When we had strength workouts he would sit in the gym with just a cup of coffee and a muffin.
"He was being paid by [Manchester] United in the hundreds of thousands, and he was sitting in the gym drinking coffee. Incredible natural talent, but very lazy."
Despite his ex-teammate's slightly embarrassing stories, the former United winger believes he can still cut it in the English top flight after claiming he is blessed with ‘golden genes’:
"I am confident that I can still play at that level," he told FIFA.com
"Physically, I would certainly be able to handle the pressure."