Victor Orta has been blamed for Leeds United’s failure to sign PSV star Cody Gakpo due to the director of football playing hardball with the transfer.
PSV manager John de Jong has been angry with Leeds over suggestions Cody Gakpo changed his mind about joining Leeds on the day of the transfer deadline, insisting the Premier League club’s offer fell short. the sale price.
The Dutch club were willing to sell the highly-rated winger this summer, but only if the asking price was met and, according to De Jong, Orta was playing hard.
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Sources claim that personal terms had already been agreed between Leeds and Gakpo and the paperwork was ready to be signed. However, the 23-year-old changed his mind at the last minute after speaking with Dutch national team boss Louis van Gaal.
Speaking to PSV TV, De Jong insists that this was not the case and that the offer on the table was not enough to sell one of his best players.
The PSV manager attributes the failed transfer to Orta being unwilling to pay his asking price and that is why the highly rated youngster is not in a Leeds shirt at the moment.
