Manchester United have been linked with a move for Dutch winger Cody Gakpo.
The 23-year-old has been in fine form for PSV Eindhoven this season and has also been quite impressive for the Netherlands during the World Cup.
The winger has 13 goals and 17 assists in all competitions at club level this season and has managed to find the score twice at the World Cup.
According to journalist Dean Jones, Manchester United can be considered favorites to sign the Dutch international in the next window.
He told GMS: “I think you would have to consider them favourites, but at the moment everyone else is in the race, that’s probably what makes it so interesting. United are more connected and have made more progress in terms of knowing what needs to be done.”
Gakpo was also linked with a move to the Premier League during the summer transfer window, but PSV Eindhoven managed to hang on to him.
It will be interesting to see if Manchester United can move the player away from the Eredivisie when the transfer window opens in January.
The Premier League team is in desperate need of attacking reinforcements, especially after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 37-year-old’s contract was terminated earlier this month after an explosive interview in which he criticized the club’s hierarchy and manager Erik ten Hag.
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The Dutch manager needs to bring in a quality goalscorer in January and Gakpo could be quality care in the long run.
The 23-year-old has yet to reach his peak and is likely to get even better. He could turn out to be an asset to Manchester United for the foreseeable future.
Gakpo can operate anywhere in the front three and could share the scoring load with Marcus Rashford in the second half of the campaign.
