Leeds United reportedly offered PSV Eindhoven more than €40 million to try prise Cody Gakpo to Elland Road. That is according to Dutch reporter Rik Elfrink, who claims that the Whites outbid Southampton’s offer of around that figure in order to get ahead in the race.
Early in the afternoon of yesterday it had appeared that Southampton were at the front of the queue for the Netherlands international. However, according to Fabrizio Romano late night, Leeds were pushing hard to win the battle for his signature and leapfrogged the Saints with 24 hours left to go of the window.
Leeds’ sporting director Victor Orta even flew to Eindhoven late last night in an attempt to thrash the deal out. A return flight was booked for this morning with Orta, Gakpo and six of his relatives but after a deal failed to be agreed, the 43-year-old boarded the plane empty handed.
