PSV Eindhoven director John de Jong has revealed that Manchester United dropped their interest in Cody Gakpo late in the transfer window despite the two clubs having held “concrete” talks.
The Dutch forward was linked with a switch to Old Trafford this summer as a potential alternative to Brazilian winger Antony - the Red Devils having previously been slow in their attempts to sign him from fellow Eredivisie club Ajax.
In the end, United eventually ended up signing the wideman - an £86m fee being enough to take him to Old Trafford - and Antony enjoyed an extremely promising start to his career with the club having scored on his debut against Arsenal.
