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title: "Manchester United: Red Devils ‘will bid’ £40m for Cody Gakpo"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Chloe Chadwick"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-12-21T21:45:50Z"
modified: "2022-12-21T21:45:50Z"
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# Manchester United: Red Devils ‘will bid’ £40m for Cody Gakpo

**[Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/) ‘will bid’ £40m for PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo in January, according to transfer insider [Dean Jones](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor).**

### The Lowdown: Gakpo open to move

[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/12/16/manchester-united-set-reignite-hunt-cody-gakpo-january/) have claimed that Erik Ten Hag has identified the 23-year-old as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo after holding a strong interest since the summer.

The Dutch forward has [admitted](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/12/07/cody-gakpo-ik-probeer-de-lessen-vanuit-mijn-kerk-zo-goed-mogelijk-over-te-brengen-op-anderen-a4150766) that he would be open to a move to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/), in particular Old Trafford, and the Red Devils’ transfer hopes have been boosted after PSV’s director of football Marcel Brands [revealed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIqOnEYybLk) that the club are ready to sell in the winter.

### The Latest: Bid incoming

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88096407-man-utd-transfer-news-make-bid-ten-hag-target-old-trafford), Jones confirmed that he’s heard United are set to make an opening offer for Gakpo in the New Year, with people behind the scenes confident of striking a deal:

“I certainly expect United to explore this move properly now.

“I’m told that United will bid around £40million. That would make sense for how much they’re looking to spend at this stage.

“They feel, at that price, it could be doable. I would expect that to be the figure that we’re all looking at.”

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### The Verdict: No-brainer

Gakpo is a natural winger rather than a centre-forward but despite him not being a direct replacement, his return in the final third makes this a no-brainer of a deal to complete.

The Netherlands international has already posted a remarkable [30](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/leistungsdaten/spieler/434675) goal contributions in just 24 appearances across all competitions this season and is averaging 4.2 key passes and 3.6 shots per league game ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/352825/Show/Cody-Gakpo)).

The Eindhoven native also had a hugely impressive [World Cup](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/world-cup-2022/) so landing him for £40m would be an absolute bargain for the hierarchy if they can get this move over the line.

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