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title: "Manchester United: Reds the only club to hold Cody Gakpo talks"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-premier-league-cody-gakpo-psv-netherlands-transfer-news-updates/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Manchester United News"
published: "2022-12-17T20:05:35Z"
modified: "2022-12-17T20:05:35Z"
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# Manchester United: Reds the only club to hold Cody Gakpo talks

**[Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/) are the only club to have held talks with PSV Eindhoven star Cody Gakpo over a January move, according to a new transfer rumour.**

### The Lowdown: Gakpo rumours ongoing

The 23-year-old was a highly-rated young player before the 2022 [World Cup](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/world-cup-2022/) but his stock has risen further, following [three goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/352825/Show/Cody-Gakpo) for the Netherlands in the tournament.

Gakpo has been endlessly [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/manchester-united-cody-gakpo-psv-eindhoven-latest-transfer-news-rumours-updates-2/) with a move to United in recent months, among a host of other clubs, having stood out as PSV’s talisman this season.

The Dutchman has [scored 55 goals and registered 50 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/alletore/spieler/434675) in 159 appearances for his current club and he may feel that it is time for a new challenge.

### The Latest: United given boost

According to [*Football Insider*](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-major-update-on-man-united-bid-to-sign-cody-gakpo-as-new-psv-asking-price-revealed/), it is United who are the only club to have actually held official talks with PSV over Gakpo as they ‘work on a January deal’, though.

The two parties are believed to be ‘regular contact’ and it is claimed that the Red Devils realise that his ‘price tag has rocketed’.

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### The Verdict: Favourites to sign him?

This is an undoubted boost for United, suggesting that they are the one club who are truly interested in sealing a move for Gakpo in the near future.

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The PSV star, who has been [described](https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/has-everything-ex-dutch-international-praises-starlet-scouted-by-spurs/) as being a player who ‘has everything’ by Theo Janssen, could be someone who transforms Erik ten Hag’s attack, giving them a focal point down the middle.

Granted, Gakpo isn’t a natural out-and-out striker but he can still flourish in a central attacking role, as well as drifting into wider areas to showcase his versatility.

It certainly feels as though a move is likely at this point, and while it won’t come on the cheap, it is a piece of business that could be inspired, such has been Gakpo’s meteoric rise.