has not heard that PSV general manager Marcel Brands recently said that the attacker will no longer be available for an amount of 35 million euros next summer. Bakayoko is having an excellent season and a summer transfer seems a certainty, although he does not want to comment too much on it yet. According to the Belgian international himself, there is still plenty to learn for him, also in the Netherlands.
Bakayoko could have left PSV last summer. In addition to Burnley, Brentford was also after his signature, but a transfer to the Premier League did not happen. Bakayoko remained loyal to PSV and that choice turned out excellently. The attacker now has thirteen goals and fourteen assists in all competitions. He was voted Johan Cruijff Talent of the Month on Thursday. According to ESPN it is no longer a question of if, but when he will leave. That has to be done for a lot of money, because Bakayoko is no longer for sale to other clubs for 35 million euros, according to Brands.
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“Did he say that? I have to be honest: I’m still Belgian myself, so I don’t watch a lot of Dutch television”Bakayoko responds to the camera ESPN on Brands’ statement in the program Good morning Eredivisie. “I really don’t know what to say to that. He has his opinion, he has his thing. I really do not know.” The attacker is then asked what his opinion is about all those huge amounts of money that are paid and mentioned in football these days. “I often compare myself with other players and then I see that I am high in certain things, even with my age. I play a lot, so maybe that could be why. But I think all those prices are ridiculous.”
Interested clubs will nevertheless have to come up with a lot of money next summer to lure Bakayoko away from PSV. The Belgian himself is not getting ahead of himself and states that there is ‘always’ room to learn, ‘especially’ with a trainer like Peter Bosz. “The trainer has brought me a lot this season and I also see in my game that I have improved in all the little details. Also in putting pressure, in downshifting. I understand why it’s important, that’s what it’s all about for me. I understand why I have to walk back”that’s what it sounds like.
Bakayoko can become Dutch champion with PSV on Sunday. In the home match against Sparta Rotterdam, one point is enough for the Eindhoven team to win the national title.
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