PSV chief executive Marcel Brands is willing to sell Cody Gakpo to the highest bidder at the end of the season, but would prefer to do business with Liverpool.
As reported by Tribal Football, Brands is willing to negotiate with interested clubs and according to Fichajes.com, “he has confessed on ESPN that he would opt for the Merseyside club’s candidacy. In this way, the ball appears in the Liverpool court”.
According to tribal football, Brands describes Liverpool as a “good partner” to potentially do business with, opening the door for an offer from Jurgen Klopp’s side.
“Liverpool is a club that is always very focused. Would he be a good partner to send to Gakpo in the summer? Yes that’s how it is. Brands told ESPN NL.
Gakpo was the subject of interest from English clubs in the summer and Brands claimed he turned down a total offer of €40m from Leeds United.
“Leeds United offered €30m with €11m as a bonus. Six of them would be paid if Leeds reached the Champions League”, he said.
Brands also claimed that Erik ten Hag made an offer for the striker and that he would have been willing to sell if he had reached PSV’s €50m valuation.
“If United had offered the money we wanted to have for Cody, we would have sold him. You can’t stop it then. With the bonuses we wanted to reach 50 million euros”, said Brands.
Since then, Gakpo’s shares and price have undoubtedly risen, their great start in the Eredivisie and impressive first two World Cup games with the Netherlands have put Europe’s top clubs on high alert.
Gakpo has scored a goal in each of the first two games for the Dutch, including a surprising first goal in the draw with Ecuador.
United need reinforcements up front following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo and Anthony Martial’s inability to stay in shape for extended periods.
Erik ten Hag knows Gakpo well from his time in the Netherlands and hopes that United have the ability to surprise any potential opponents should Gakpo leave Eindhoven in the next few windows.
