Over the course of the summer, Manchester United were desperately trying to add at least one forward to their squad.
This partly stemmed from Cristiano Ronaldo’s desire to leave the club, but also because Erik ten Hag wants a more flexible front line.
The signing of Antony was testament to that, with the Brazilian excelling since arriving at Manchester United, but he wasn’t the only player they were looking at.
Another was Cody Gakpo, who has revealed more than once that he held talks with the Red Devils over the summer, but the Dutchman eventually stayed at PSV Eindhoven, where he continues to play well.
The 23-year-old boasts an impressive 13 goals and 11 assists in 19 games this campaign for the Eredivisie side, but was unable to impact the game against Arsenal on Thursday night, which ended 1-0 in favour of the Gunners.
Still, his form elsewhere is there for all to see, which is why the likes of Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly taking an interest in him too.
This comes courtesy of Media Foot, who also add that Manchester United ‘are still attentive’ to the player, especially if Marcus Rashford were to leave next summer, ‘which is a possibility’.
The article makes sense, as there were reports that the Ligue 1 side were themselves interested in the Red Devils star, but concrete steps were never taken.
Therefore, if they can’t get him from Manchester United, they would then focus on Gakpo, while the Old Trafford, should they see Rashford leave, would then turn their attention once more to the Netherlands international.
It’s a small circle affair, but one that makes a lot of sense, but that will all depend on the England international and Erik ten Hag, who are trying to create a good partnership in England.
Rashford has been heavily involved in the Dutch manager’s plans to date, with the forward close to scoring a brace against Tottenham in the last game, had it not been for an imperious Hugo Lloris.
