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title: "Southampton: Saints submit Cody Gakpo offer"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-08-29T16:40:30Z"
modified: "2022-08-29T16:40:30Z"
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# Southampton: Saints submit Cody Gakpo offer

**[Southampton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/southampton-fc-news/) have reportedly submitted an offer to sign PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo this summer, according to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3544084/2022/08/29/ornstein-transfer-deadline-pepe-premier-league/).**

### The lowdown: Hot property

A product of the academy system at PSV, the 23-year-old has successfully [come through the ranks](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/transfers/spieler/434675) at the Eredivisie giants and become a fully-fledged senior international in the process.

The attacker has directly contributed to [123 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/434675) in 206 outings for his club at senior and youth levels, scoring 46 and providing 39 assists for the first team in the process.

Having previously been targeted by [Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/man-utd-gakpo-personal-terms-largely-agreed/), [Leeds United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-premier-league-cody-gakpo-transfer-news-updates/), [Arsenal](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fc-news/arsenal-gunners-cody-gakpo-transfer-news-latest-rumours-arteta/) and [Everton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-transfer-news-cody-gakpo-manchester-united/), it now appears as though the Saints are also keen on bringing Gakpo to the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/)…

### The latest: ‘Concrete approach’

As per [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3544084/2022/08/29/ornstein-transfer-deadline-pepe-premier-league/), Southampton are understood to have made a ‘concrete approach’ to sign the [seven-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/nationalmannschaft/spieler/434675/verein_id/3379) Netherlands star.

It’s claimed that the south coast club submitted an offer for Gakpo, although the bid was ‘turned down’ by PSV, with [previous reports](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1658460/Man-Utd-Cody-Gakpo-transfer-fee-hindrance-Christian-Pulisic-deal-Chelsea-Premier-League) stating that the club will demand at least £42.5m for the player.

The report also states that the versatile forward – who was described as a [‘sensational player’](https://twitter.com/MichaelJBell09/status/1523379440171974656) by Dutch football expert Michael Bell – is a ‘key target’ at St Mary’s and Rasmus Ankersen has ‘led talks’ with the ace’s club.

### The verdict: Marquee target

Clearly a much sought-after commodity given the widespread interest in him, signing a player of Gakpo’s calibre would be a superb coup for Southampton and would suitably bolster the attacking options at Ralph Hasenhuttl’s disposal.

So far this season, the [£27m-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/marktwertverlauf/spieler/434675) man has scored [four times and provided six assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cody-gakpo/leistungsdaten/spieler/434675) in just eight appearances across all competitions, earning a remarkable 8.70 [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/cody-gakpo/862967) rating whilst winning 2.7 duels, completing one dribble and playing 2.7 key passes per game in the Dutch top flight.

With [in-form](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/che-adams/leistungsdaten/spieler/346779) marksman Che Adams still [linked](https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1562772837186019328) with a move away from St Mary’s, it’s important that Gakpo remains on the list of potential targets heading into the final days of the transfer window.