There are less than two weeks left and the money time will clearly start in the Premier League. The English clubs, which have much more resources than the other clubs in the European top 5 thanks to record TV rights, will raid by September 1. The most beautiful promises of European football will be courted by the gratin of English football.
Premier League eyes Cody Gakpo
And if there is one who has a good chance of joining His Majesty’s country, it is Cody Gakpo. The 23-year-old twirling PSV Eindhoven winger, who scored 19 goals and provided 14 assists in all competitions last season, started off on a high footing again this season as he scored 2 goals in 2 Eredivisie appearances and that he has already proved untenable in the preliminary round of the Champions League both against AS Monaco and against Glasgow Rangers.
Right-handed, but playing mainly on the left, the Dutch international (7 caps – 2 goals), has been making England salivate for more than six months. Arsenal and Leeds have long been on the Eindhoven native’s footsteps, but the two clubs have shown little interest in recent weeks. Quite the opposite of Nottingham Forrest who made Gakpo an absolute priority, as an internal source from the Premier League-promoted club told us. But there is another club which is in the footsteps of the player and not least since it is Manchester United. The Mancunian club, which is going through one of the worst crises in its history, is looking for reinforcements and has placed Gakpo in a good position on its shortlist.
Gakpo, a credible option for Manchester United
Only problem, he is not at the top of the list since it is another Eredivisie player and not the least who is the offensive priority of MU, namely Antony. Note, however, that Ajax turned down an initial offer of €80m from the Red Devils for their protege. On the side of Gakpo, whose value exceeds 30 M€, a departure from PSV to take a step forward is obviously envisaged even if he recently confided that there was a chance of staying in the Netherlands. “We have to focus on the Champions League and try to get there. Then it’s more likely that I’ll stay. I don’t think I said anywhere that I was leaving, so there’s definitely a chance I’ll stay. »
Obviously, a qualification in the Champions League could completely call into question the departure of the player. PSV would be guaranteed a big cash inflow while the player could be exposed and shine in the finest of European competitions. We will therefore probably have to wait for the return match against Rangers to find out more …
