Arsenal are one of several Premier League clubs interested in PSV winger Cody Gakpo, football.london understands.
Gakpo is hugely admired by Gunners boss Mikel Arteta following a stellar 2021/22 campaign that saw the Dutch international net 21 goals and provide a further 15 assists in 47 outings and he is one name on the north London club's list of potential alternatives to Barcelona wideman Raphinha.
Raphinha had been heavily linked with a summer move to Arsenal, as well as Premier League rivals Chelsea, but the player eventually joined Catalan giants Barcelona instead. Whilst the Brazilian tends to operate on the right wing, the aforementioned Gakpo has typically been deployed on the left flank, although he has also operated on the right wing and as a centre-forward as well on occasion.
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football.london understands that the 23-year-old is keen to one day play in the English top-flight, although his current priority is making the Netherlands' squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Gakpo has previously made it no secret of his admiration for Gunners icon Thierry Henry in the past whilst also claiming that he likes both Arsenal and Liverpool.
"The Premier League is a big league," he told The Sun back in April. "Virgil van Dijk plays there with Liverpool so I like to watch them.
"We are not the same kind of league but I think we try to look at the Prem and learn about it. Everybody wants to play one time in the Prem. I don’t favour one team but I like Arsenal a lot."
He added: "I looked up to Henry when I was younger because he was a tall guy who played on the wing."
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