Cody Gakpo is a player who Arsenal are believed to hold a transfer interest in this summer. However, like all transfers, the Dutchman’s risk factor is related to his current league competition.
The Eredivisie is known for producing some of the best talents. Arsenal themselves have benefitted from several players who have come through the Dutch league such as Dennis Bergkamp, Marc Overmars and Nwankwo Kanu. Although that said both Bergkamp and Kanu made a switch to Serie A first.
However, there have been a number of signings of late to the English top-flight that haven’t worked out. Donny van der Beek famously has struggled to earn regular minutes at Manchester United. Jurgen Locadia scored regularly for PSV but couldn’t get into Brighton’s team. Steven Bergwijn impressed at first with Tottenham but has gradually fallen away from a starting spot.
