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Leeds United recognize €30m Arsenal, Liverpool-connected winger as Raphinha substitution
Leeds United will take action for PSV forward Cody Gakpo assuming that Raphinha leaves the Premier League club this late spring.
Raphinha's takeoff appears to be unavoidable with Arsenal, Barcelona, Tottenham and Chelsea all inspired by the Brazilian.
The Gunners are the main side to have placed a proposal on the table, according to The Athletic. In any case, their bid has previously been dismissed for missing the mark regarding the Whites' valuation.
Barcelona are Raphinha's best option and he has previously concurred individual terms with the Catalan club, yet they are battling to subsidize an arrangement because of their monetary difficulties.
He would then decide to join Chelsea whenever allowed the opportunity, with the Blues in the Champions League and in the best situation to win flatware out of themselves, Arsenal and Spurs.
Leeds have a colossal work on their hands in supplanting the Brazil global - who they endorsed for £17m from Rennes in 2020.
As per Foot Mercato, the Yorkshire club have distinguished PSV's Gakpo as Raphinha's substitution. The Dutch worldwide has recently been connected with Arsenal and Liverpool.
The Eredivisie outfit have set a requesting cost from €30m and Leeds 'will experience no difficulty paying' for the 23-year-old.
Gakpo was magnificent for PSV last term, scoring 21 and helping 15 of every 46 appearances across all rivalries
In April, the Dutchman uncovered that he "prefers Arsenal a ton" and worshiped Thierry Henry as a youth.
"The Premier League is a major association. Virgil van Dijk plays there with Liverpool so I like to watch them," Gakpo told The Sun.
"We are not a similar sort of association but rather I think we attempt to take a gander at the Premier League and find out about it. Everyone needs to play one time in the Premier League. I don't lean toward one group however I like Arsenal a great deal.
"I admired Henry when I was more youthful on the grounds that he was a tall person who played on the wing."
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