{"id":616581,"date":"2022-08-20T04:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T08:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=616581"},"modified":"2022-08-20T04:32:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T08:32:43","slug":"cody-gakpo-expected-join-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/20\/cody-gakpo-expected-join-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Now &#8216;Expected to Sign&#8217; &#8216;Perfect&#8217; Striker in Bargain Deal, Bid is Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/08\/19\/manchester-united-submit-bid-cody-gakpo-expect-complete-34m\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jason Burt<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0of The Telegraph, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/19\/manchester-united-real-madrid-casemiro-close\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> are set to submit a formal offer for PSV Eindhoven star Cody Gakpo, exciting many Red Devils fans with one calling the Dutch international <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L-Tv71KPhuA\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;the perfect striker for Erik ten Hag&#8221;<\/span><\/a>.<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The skilful attacker would be sure to bring a level of creativity currently missing in the Old Trafford ranks should he join, and, as Burt says, that is now expected to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Cody Gakpo: \u2018Perfect Striker for Erik Ten Hag\u2019 Now Expected to Join Manchester United<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PSV are holding out for a slightly higher fee for Cody Gakpo \u2013 around \u00a338.2m \u2013 but the negotiations are not expected to be a problem once United make their bid | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JBurtTelegraph<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TelegraphFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#TelegraphFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dFuqLu2Dqf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/dFuqLu2Dqf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1560694908159148035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Dutch International Will Add to the Red Devils<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Mancunian giants are now set to table an official bid for Gakpo<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. PSV are holding out for around \u00a338 million, but the Red Devils are confident that they can make up the difference with add-ons, with negotiations not expected to be a problem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Dutch winger is the no. 1 target for the red half of Manchester to improve their underperforming attacking options following <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/21\/jurrien%E2%80%90timber%E2%80%90set%E2%80%90to%E2%80%90sign%E2%80%90new%E2%80%90contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Ajax<\/a>&#8216;s rejection of their <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/08\/19\/manchester-united-submit-bid-cody-gakpo-expect-complete-34m\/?utm_content=football&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_campaign=Echobox&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1660933636\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a367.9 million<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0bid for Antony.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2022\/08\/09\/erik-ten-hag-tells-adrien-rabiot-wants-manchester-united-phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Telegraph<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0claimed earlier this month that the Dutch international and United boss <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/erik-ten-hag-cristiano-ronaldo\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> share the same agent, thus making a move to bring the 23-year-old to Old Trafford more feasible. The PSV star<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0represents a much cheaper option and one which is <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/man-utd-made-the-right-choice-on\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">greatly admired by Ten Hag<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/19\/manchester-united-target-dest-leave-barcelona\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Target Told to Leave Current Club<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What Gakpo would bring to Old Trafford<\/h3>\n<p>The 23-year-old attacker enjoyed a brilliant season for the Dutch side last campaign, scoring 21 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions. Standing at 6&#8217;2&#8243; tall, he should be more than capable of coping with the physicality of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/09\/alexis-sanchez-to-olympique-marseille\/\" target=\"_self\">Premier League<\/a> football.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Manchester United will submit a formal bid for PSV winger Cody Gakpo according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JBurtTelegraph<\/a>. \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wUuPo96Oyk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wUuPo96Oyk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Sports Golazo \u26bd\ufe0f (@CBSSportsGolazo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSportsGolazo\/status\/1560698999727919105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He possesses great control and technique, with excellent movement which would undoubtedly bring dynamism to the Old Trafford attack that has been poor in the opening two league games of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman has proven his ability in front of goal, but he also possesses the skillset to play that decisive pass in the final third, creating chances for his teammates. Gakpo would bring versatility to the Red Devils&#8217; attack, capable of playing all across the front line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to\u00a0Jason Burt\u00a0of The Telegraph, Manchester United are set to submit a formal offer for PSV Eindhoven star Cody Gakpo, exciting many Red Devils fans with one calling the Dutch international &#8220;the perfect striker for Erik ten Hag&#8221;.\u00a0The skilful attacker would be sure to bring a level of creativity currently missing in the Old Trafford [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":616593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8425,8426,18,3,7188],"tags":[9374,7380],"class_list":["post-616581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eredivisie","category-ajax","category-manchester-united","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-cody-gakpo","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=616581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/616581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=616581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=616581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=616581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}