Man Utd star Donny van de Beek welcomes first child with partner Estelle Bergkamp, daughter of Arsenal legend Dennis
DONNY VAN DE BEEK has welcomed his first child with partner Estelle Bergkamp.
The couple have been dating since 2019 and have now begun their own young family.
Estelle, daughter of Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp, gave birth to Lomee van de Beek on Saturday.
With Donny posting the news on Instagram, the couple have been congratulated by a number of figures within football, including David de Gea and Wesley Sneijder.
Accompanying his upload, Donny wrote: "Welcome to the world Lomee van de Beek - 09/04/2022 š proud of you @estellebergkamp ā¤ļøšØāš©āš§"
The 24-year-old, who may well have been granted the time off anyway, was able to attend the birth after being ruled ineligible to play for Everton at the weekend.
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As the Toffees took on his parent club Manchester United, Van de Beek was unavailable due to the terms of the transfer.
The Dutchman has recently been suffering from a thigh injury.
His initial return last week was delayed as he pulled out during the warm-up at the Toffees' 2-1 defeat at West Ham.
Van de Beek subsequently missed the 3-2 mid-week loss at Burnley, before Saturday's crucial 1-0 victory over Man United.
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Donny has made six appearances since joining Everton in January, with his side losing five of them.
His last appearance was on March 13.
Boss Frank Lampard expects to have the midfielder back for his side's clash with Leicester on April 20.
He said: "It's a small grade thigh injury, which will make him fit [for Leicester]."
The Toffees are now four points clear of 18th-placed Burnley after 30 games.
