Johan Bakayoko seems to remain at PSV Eindhoven for the rest of the season despite interest from Manchester United.
Bakayoko has been of the outstanding players in PSV in a remarkable first half of the season, with his displays attracting attention from some of the biggest clubs in Europe.
Liverpool and Brentford have been monitoring him since th summer, with the latter offering a club-record of £38.5 million only to be rejected by him.
Bakayoko chosen to stay in Eindhoven have apparently been vindicated, with clubs like Manchester and Tottenham now joining this list of teams interested in getting him onboard.
United boos Erik ten Hag is eager to boost his attacking options; with his team being the third-lowest scorers in the Premier League and Bakayoko’s stunning form, scoring four times and delivering nine assists in all competitions, has caught his eye.
But, according to reports from Dutch newspaper Eindohvens Dagblad, Bakayoko is highly unlikely to leave PSV this campaign and instead wants to continue his development at the club.
The reason he shunned Brentford in the summer was to ensure he got regular game time and to also witness the Champions League, playing in all six group matches as PSV advanced to the knockout stages as runners-up trailing Arsenal.
PSV will face Borussia Dortmund in the last 16, a fixture that looks easy to win, and Bakayoko wants to keep testing his skills in Europe.
Per reports by ED, John has no ‘no intention at all’ of leaving PSV despite high interest from the Premier League and is focused on playing will for Eindhoven.
Likewise, PSV is not accepting any bids for Bakayoko this month and feel he is significant to their Champions League season and chase of a first league title since 2018.
Rumours of a January move are being referred to as ‘nonsense’ by Bakayoko’s management, and he feels his growth will be better by staying with PSV for the rest of the campaign.
Johan is presently in Estepona in Spain for PSV’s winter training camp where they will play two friendlies before the resumption of the Eredivisie season on January 13 against Excelsior.
PSV threatens to clinch the title and presently has a 10-point lead at the top of the table ahead of reigning champions Feyenoord, with under-performing Ajax 23 points behind their opponents.
Bakayoko has a total of three goals and eight assists from 14 Eredivisie starts, a significant contribution every 107 minutes but it is his dribbling and ability to defeat players that makes him impressive.
Johan who also wants to secure a spot in Belgium’s squad for the Euros next summer, has completed the most successful dribbles (53) in the Eredivisie, with his tally over twice that of the next best (team-mate Sergino Dest).
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