Erik Ten Hag, Manchester United manager, has opened up on how frustrated he is to the club for their inability to secure PSV Eindhoven forward, Cody Gakpo’s signing.
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| Manchester United Dutch Manager Erik Ten Hag. Photo: Manchester United/Manchester United via Getty Images via ESPN |
However, the Dutch Manager’s hopes are still high that a short-term replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo can be found in January.
According to ESPN:
Gakpo’s imminent transfer to Liverpool did not come as a surprise to Ten Hag, who shares an agent with the PSV Eindhoven forward, but there remains disappointment that the 23-year-old is moving to Anfield in a deal which could rise to €50 million, rather than Old Trafford.
Sources have told ESPN that United did not lodge an official bid for Gakpo because they could not match the financial package offered by Liverpool.
Ten Hag is sympathetic to the budget constraints at United.
With very little money available for a transfer fee, United are looking at short-term loan deals until the end of the season.
