Manchester United are still intent on signing Cody Gakpo after they walked away from a deal during the summer. Also: Liverpool are linked again with an Argentina debutant…
There was a time during the summer when it was thought that Manchester United would sign Cody Gakpo. But then the price for Antony skyrocketed and no offers came forth for Cristiano Ronaldo, aside fromThat led to disappointment for Gakpo, who got as far as agreeing personal terms with United, but the Red Devils never reached the point of submitting a formal offer for the PSV Eindhoven forward.
“Cody had a difficult preparation with us because he has spoken with Manchester United,” said PSV chief Marcel Brands earlier this month. “They didn’t come until mid-August and it didn’t go through.”says the Red Devils will return for Gakpo ‘in the next 12 months’ once Ronaldo has moved on to free some space on the wage bill.
The Red Devils could opt to extend those terms for another 12 months but given the salary the Spaniard makes, United may choose to leave it.
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