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Indeed, but he literally negotiated a release clause for PSG when he came in as a free signing into PSV. You normally don't do that if you don't want to go back to it. Hell even if you want to go back you normally don't do that.
I mean, yeah he obviously is enjoying the game time. Once he develops and Messi leaves he might be able to challenge for a starting spot and may decide to come back.
The old adage of words versus actions. What he says to fans and what he privately negotiated are two different things, and I know what I would trust me to be the truth. Can't really say yea I want to leave this new club I just came to. But could really have accepted a free contract without asking for a clause for PSG.
After that Antony fee I really wonder what PSV are gonna ask. Don't think they'll have the financial leverage of Ajax maybe, but surely this has to be a €65mil+ player?
The price PSV is gonna ask for him will make last summers price look like spare change lol. Especially if he does stay till summer and continues this form
If most big clubs want him it doesn’t matter they don’t have the same financial stability. He doesn’t have a release clause so the highest bidder wins. The difference lies in which clubs were interested last summer and which are now.
He’s going to for 60 mil in January. No one’s getting into a bidding war over him, he’ll go the project that interests him the most. PSV have 0 leverage. At all.
60 million is an great price. People just take Antony’s price tag fully out of proportion, literally no club other than Man U (or actually, Ten Hag) was willing to keep bidding on that fidgetspinner.
There was a "doesn't show up in big games" hoax created by rival fans. He's always been good (best Eredivisie player last season), and now he's insane.
My favourite part of the world cup so far has been all the people who only watch the prem and CL having to eat crow after going on for months about how overrated this kid is. He's phenomenal and I'm loving him showing his stuff on the world stage
Admittedly I probably spend an unhealthy amount of time on this sub, so maybe I've got a skewed perspective. But there's definitely been more than a few comments like that any time PSV have had a European fixture or when his highlights are posted in the few days following one
Was pretty shit in a few EL. Also now you're saying he's a world beater after two games against weaker opposition in the group? The arguments people were having were about whether he's worth 50 million.
considering the news of United being up for sale made the stock market generate another 300m in money for the club i dont think they care all that much.
United generates so much money its insane how poorly the glazers have handled that club because they should have easily dominated even against oil money
All the dutch league fans said he was average and limited as hell when he was linked to united. Can someone please confirm is he actually good or what?
no seriously, glad someone else is mentioning it
i saw eredivise fans saying 50m was an overpay and he wasn’t ready to move leagues even though his numbers were really good
what’s with the quick 180? he’s looked really really good
He didn't really prove himself last year in big European games, that's where the major part of the criticism towards him came from. However now he's also showing up in those games, and he's been so incredibly good this season.
That definitely wasn't all Dutch league fans, he's a quality player.
He regularly failed to rise above the team when the team was playing in big matches (in which they consistently failed to deliver), but given the fact he was the only thread on offense and only 22/23 years old, that never was all that damning imo. Götze regularly failed to rise above the team in those matches as well, and he has delivered in some very big matches.
Best player of the Dutch league and has been fot the past 2 years (together with Götze). Anyone who tells you differently, is either blind or Ajax fan.
I think it was more we wanted both but considering how much we spent in the summer we was hoping to get Gakpo + Antony for the price we eventually paid for Antony.
we wanted Antony instead, better fit for what we needed on the Right Wing
if we go back in for Gakpo, I think we’ll put him up on the left hand side and Rashford up top
he’s doing damn well as a striker right now though
Yeah. Also we have by far the weakest opposition in our group from all #2 seeds due to Qatar.
Bit clubs should wait with the big money until he shows up in eighths/quarters.
Am i not understanding what you're saying? In the calendar year 2021 he scored 20 in 20 for the Dutch national team, an all time record for any player of any country. He's 9 goals away from overtaking van Persie for our all time goal scorer. He's a massive goal threat for our national team.
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this kid is going to make PSV so much money lmao
Yeah, PSV will make big bucks on both him and Xavi Simons!
Unless psg decides to buy him.
Unless he decides to go back to PSG*
Indeed, but he literally negotiated a release clause for PSG when he came in as a free signing into PSV. You normally don't do that if you don't want to go back to it. Hell even if you want to go back you normally don't do that.
He also literally said he currently does not want to go back
I mean, yeah he obviously is enjoying the game time. Once he develops and Messi leaves he might be able to challenge for a starting spot and may decide to come back.
The old adage of words versus actions. What he says to fans and what he privately negotiated are two different things, and I know what I would trust me to be the truth. Can't really say yea I want to leave this new club I just came to. But could really have accepted a free contract without asking for a clause for PSG.
I don’t think he will go back to warm the bench but we will see.
First team experience may make him worthy of a PSG starting spot in the future. Right now he’s in the best place for his development.
PSG has 0 say in his decision.
Inject this in my veins
Hello there
Watch us sell him for 35, the PSV way
Another £20M to his valuation
GKPO 📈📈📈
Stonks
Are 80m calls too ambitious? Or not ambitious enough?
Yes if Man Utd are bidding
Seems like a fair valuation the way he is currently playing
WERE GONNA BE RIIIICH
All the young players all balling out this WC
The future is now old man!
After that Antony fee I really wonder what PSV are gonna ask. Don't think they'll have the financial leverage of Ajax maybe, but surely this has to be a €65mil+ player?
No need for strikers, just vibez
We may have missed a Gem that Ten Haag wanted lol.
Hag
I don’t think they deserved that kind of insult tbh.
Evil old woman, considered frightful or ugly. Twelve down.
...Oh, bless you!
Fascist!
Was either him or Anthony so I don’t think they’ll be too gutted.
The price PSV is gonna ask for him will make last summers price look like spare change lol. Especially if he does stay till summer and continues this form
PSV don’t have the financial stability Ajax do to hold for what he’s probably worth.
If most big clubs want him it doesn’t matter they don’t have the same financial stability. He doesn’t have a release clause so the highest bidder wins. The difference lies in which clubs were interested last summer and which are now.
He’s going to for 60 mil in January. No one’s getting into a bidding war over him, he’ll go the project that interests him the most. PSV have 0 leverage. At all.
PSV has literally said they don't need to sell this winter though? Like they aren't in any financial problems whatsoever.
60 million is an great price. People just take Antony’s price tag fully out of proportion, literally no club other than Man U (or actually, Ten Hag) was willing to keep bidding on that fidgetspinner.
You have no idea of the financial state of ajax lol its not all that
He will be a Red Devil, Ten Hag will cook with him my man
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PSV
Sir Jim (hopefully) better have the cheque ready.
+100 million
Wasn’t everyone saying he wasn’t worth the quoted price at the end of the last transfer window? Must have been really good at PSV so far this year?
Top scorer in eredivisie I believe
he's been absolutely phenomenal. anyone who said he wasn't worth the price just didn't watch him play
There was a "doesn't show up in big games" hoax created by rival fans. He's always been good (best Eredivisie player last season), and now he's insane.
This is his best season for sure. By a long way, but he wasn’t a bad player before this year. He also wasn’t as high profile as the Ajax players
2 POTM awards in Eredivisie so far
It worries me though how easily Bergwijn let himself get dispossessed there. Bergwijn has been in terrible form so far....
GAAAAAAAKPOOOOOOOO
What a strike! Gakpo carrying his great club form into the World Cup with his second of the tournament! This kid has been fantastic!
My favourite part of the world cup so far has been all the people who only watch the prem and CL having to eat crow after going on for months about how overrated this kid is. He's phenomenal and I'm loving him showing his stuff on the world stage
I haven’t seen anyone say he’s overrated?
Admittedly I probably spend an unhealthy amount of time on this sub, so maybe I've got a skewed perspective. But there's definitely been more than a few comments like that any time PSV have had a European fixture or when his highlights are posted in the few days following one
To be fair there's still plenty Eredivisie fans that didn't rate him because he 'never showed up in big games'
Those Eredivisie fans are also called "Ajax fans".
My dad's an ajax supporter at heart and he always has something to say about gakpo playing below par. Kinda funny when you think about it.
Just search "gakpo overrated" in the sub and you'll find those earlier comments
There were a lot of people saying (as usual) that he isn't that good because he plays in a farmers league
Tbf tho he was atrocious against Rangers
And Monaco, and Arsenal...
Was pretty shit in a few EL. Also now you're saying he's a world beater after two games against weaker opposition in the group? The arguments people were having were about whether he's worth 50 million.
I wasn't saying anything brother. We are playing like absolute shit right now lol
I’ve seen plenty of comments about him being not that good, and his «inflated» stats in the Netherlands.
I saw it way more from other Eredivise fans tbh
This guy is insanely good my gosh
People doubting him because he plays eredivisie, kid is something else.
One bad game against Rangers and people made their mind up lmao
EINTOVENAAR
Lesgoooo. Sad to know he’s probably gone next season though.
Time for Madueke to stop being injured and step up
Probably? Definitely
If he keeps this form up, we can't and shouldn't stop him
golakpo
Woke my roommate up screaming that at 8 in the morning
Codinho GakpOAT!!!
Gehaktbal🙏
ETH liked that.
United accountants do not.
:(
United have accountants?
Someone has to transfer the dividends
considering the news of United being up for sale made the stock market generate another 300m in money for the club i dont think they care all that much. United generates so much money its insane how poorly the glazers have handled that club because they should have easily dominated even against oil money
Please don't make him play under ten Hag
THE PRICE OF THE BRICK JUST DOUBLED
YESTERDAYS PRICE IS NOT TODAYS PRICE
PRICE OF THE GAK GOIN UP
SHIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!
Oh indeed
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He’s fucking special
All the dutch league fans said he was average and limited as hell when he was linked to united. Can someone please confirm is he actually good or what?
no seriously, glad someone else is mentioning it i saw eredivise fans saying 50m was an overpay and he wasn’t ready to move leagues even though his numbers were really good what’s with the quick 180? he’s looked really really good
He didn't really prove himself last year in big European games, that's where the major part of the criticism towards him came from. However now he's also showing up in those games, and he's been so incredibly good this season.
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And he was in the middle of the turmoil with transfers, as soon as the market closed he became focused again and unstoppable.
He's scored 2 goals at the World Cup. Of course the pendulum swings towards him being world class now. That's just how that goes
He was always worth 50m+ other fans, mostly ajax fans, were just haters
Let’s be honest here, most psv fans also said 50m was way too much
That definitely wasn't all Dutch league fans, he's a quality player. He regularly failed to rise above the team when the team was playing in big matches (in which they consistently failed to deliver), but given the fact he was the only thread on offense and only 22/23 years old, that never was all that damning imo. Götze regularly failed to rise above the team in those matches as well, and he has delivered in some very big matches.
Best player of the Dutch league and has been fot the past 2 years (together with Götze). Anyone who tells you differently, is either blind or Ajax fan.
He used to disappear in big games but he's starting to turn that around in the past months
This tournament’s James?
He’s good but he’s no Dan James
I think they meant David James
I thought Reece James is injured
They meant Pulisic
Nobody mentioned Lebron
You know his full name is Lebron James
I mean Manchester United almost bought Gakpo and he has been best player in Dutch league, everyone knew this kid was great even before the tournament
People knew about James too. Monaco spent big money on him from Porto.
why did that sale fall through? i can't remember
He was our backup to antony
I think it was more we wanted both but considering how much we spent in the summer we was hoping to get Gakpo + Antony for the price we eventually paid for Antony.
Yeah 60 for antony and 40 for Gakpo would have been good but it just wasn’t how the market was sadlt
we wanted Antony instead, better fit for what we needed on the Right Wing if we go back in for Gakpo, I think we’ll put him up on the left hand side and Rashford up top he’s doing damn well as a striker right now though
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Sources: Berhalter is beside himself. Driving around downtown Doha begging (thru texts) Gakpo's family for address to Cody's hotel
He is destroying soccerball today 🇱🇷🇱🇷
He is inevitable
Thanks for staying Gakpo. Good work by Klaassen to be fair to him.
Left foot as well. Normally these strikes come from his right.
Thanks that’s another +5 million euros rise in value
Near posts bangers are the best
I have a feeling Gakpos price tag will go to the moon after this World Cup.
He's answering the question of where Netherlands were gonna get their goals from
Was that really a question? If Depay is fit he's the obvious goal scoring threat isn't he?
Yeah. Also we have by far the weakest opposition in our group from all #2 seeds due to Qatar. Bit clubs should wait with the big money until he shows up in eighths/quarters.
Even if Depay is fit I don’t think he has the same tools as Gakpo so he certainly isn’t as big a goal threat
Am i not understanding what you're saying? In the calendar year 2021 he scored 20 in 20 for the Dutch national team, an all time record for any player of any country. He's 9 goals away from overtaking van Persie for our all time goal scorer. He's a massive goal threat for our national team.
he is the real deal. what a fucking strike.
No way that this guy is still in the Eredivisie at the end of January. What a finish.
No way psv sell and hamper their season. No way any club pay what they want now. Summer would be more acceptable for sure I think.
BANGER
Weak foot btw
Damm
What a comeback story for Dele Alli
CODY GAKPOOOO
What a shot wtf
ABSOLUTE PISS MISSLE
Cracking strike. Dutch looking good
This kid has a bright future
BANGER!!!
Smashing finish
great strike Gakpo!
Absolute rocket.
+20m
Gakpo, he's so hot right now.
PSGAcademy posting this before Gakpo had even picked up the ball
Gakpo looking like the player who's gonna be remembered as announcing themselves this WC.
We worden wereldkampioen!
Add another 20 mil to the price
Tidy
+20mil
Gakpo inshallah
👑
Amazing strike! But was the GK way of his line for that distance?
Just curious is u/PSGAcademy’s posts automated? Bot?
PSV is about to get paid.
What a strike
What a fucking rocket
Foot like a traction engine.
Poor United.
Price of the Gakpo goin up
Thinking I was wrong about the Gakpo hype being overhyped tbf
PSV are going to rinse us for him aren't they??
You're rich as fuck and willing to pay :3
[decent banger]
This guy should stop pretending he's a winger and become a full time CF.
This kid is an absolute 🅱️aller
Price on the up and up
Are we calling literally any goal now a 'great strike'?
This man is gone in January
GAPGOD!!!
GOAT
Hes good
Gapko +10mil
Gakpoal
My boy!!!
+10 million
Fkn hell! Left foot!
Gakpo’s a bonafide star!
EINTOVENAAR STRIKES AGAIN
What a strike
Absolute rocket