De Bruyne, meanwhile, made a £58.7million permanent switch from Wolfsburg to Manchester City, having left Premier League side Chelsea for Germany last year.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal let Januzaj head to Dortmund on transfer deadline day on a season-long agreement.

“For Kevin De Bruyne, the return to Wolfsburg from Chelsea was absolutely right. I am also convinced that Adnan’s decision to go on loan to BVB is exactly the right one," Wilmots said.

And Wilmots, who has managed Januzaj at international level, says the experience of Bundesliga football will greatly help United's young ace in the future.

“It will help him reach that next level. Januzaj can have a similar development to De Bruyne’s.

“He can hit the ball with such force out of nowhere. I was beginning to wonder if he’d somehow done something to the ball or his boots.”

Januzaj scored the winner for United in their 1-0 result at Aston Villa on the opening day of the Premier League season.

But Van Gaal appeared happy to let the Belgian, who boasts five international caps, head out to Dortmund, where he completed his first full 90 minutes for the club in their 2-1 Europa League victory over Krasnodar.