Cody Gakpo ‘focused’ on World Cup bid amid transfer speculation



“I’m just trying to keep focused and the other players don’t really talk about those things which also helps me in this situation.”

The 23-year-old, who is tied with Enner Valencia, Lionel Messi, Marcus Rashford, Kylian Mbappe and Alvaro Morata on three goals in the race for the World Cup golden boot, scored 21 goals for PSV last season and already has 13 so far this campaign. He attracted bids last summer from Leeds and Southampton and Jesse Marsch said a move to Elland Road was “99.9 percent” agreed but feels Gakpo is now too expensive for the Yorkshire club.

Cody Gakpo has scored three times in Qatar so far

“It’s difficult for us at Leeds because I think Gakpo’s gotten out of our price range,” Marsch told Men In Blazers.

“We were so close to securing a transfer for him in the summer, it was so close, and now obviously it’s disappointing.”

PSV director of football Marcel Brands said Leeds offered an initial £30 million with a further £13 million in add-ons for Gakpo but the price for him is expected to be considerably higher now.

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