Leeds must seal Cody Gakpo swoop

Leeds United managed to keep away from getting relegated again to the Championship on the finish of their rocky earlier Premier League season.

One determine on the Yorkshire membership that helped them hold their place within the high division is Jack Harrison.

After spending a substantial period of time on the membership on loan from Manchester Metropolis, the winger finally grew to become a everlasting Leeds participant final summer time.

His earlier season with the Whites noticed the 25-year-old rating eight objectives in 35 league appearances.

With the summer time switch window nonetheless open, the Elland Street outfit nonetheless have the prospect to strengthen their squad even additional, regardless of already including a big variety of gamers to their ranks.

One participant that Leeds have been linked with that would act as a giant improve on Harrison is PSV Eindhoven winger Cody Gakpo.

Having made a complete of 195 appearances for the Dutch membership throughout their senior and youth sides, the 23-year-old has discovered the online 69 occasions and delivered 44 assists alongside the best way.

This highlights how a lot of a gifted attacker he’s and why he’d be an thrilling addition to Jesse March’s squad.

To match his earlier league campaign within the Dutch league with Harrison’s newest top-flight season with Leeds, Gakpo racked up extra objectives, assists, pictures and crosses than the Englishman, regardless of showing in eight fewer video games than him.

Along with this, no different participant at PSV managed to equal the number of pictures at aim (30) or variety of crosses delivered (139) that the £27m-rated attacker racked up final season.

His total performances within the Eredivisie earned him a really spectacular season score of seven.79/10, making him the highest-rated participant on the membership in line with WhoScored.

This backs up why the participant was hailed as a “stunning expertise” by journalist Josh Bunting on Twitter, who additionally labelled Gakpo’s earlier league season as “very good.”

With a reported price ticket of £34m, the PSV star couldn’t solely be a big improve on Harrison, however he could possibly be the cherry on the cake for Leeds when it comes to their summer time switch business.

Shifting ahead, if the Yorkshire membership see a chance to deliver the winger to England within the coming weeks, Victor Orta ought to do all he can to make this potential deal a actuality.

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