In Europe, the Eredivisie has always been known for advocating attack, this league is rich in top strikers, but a versatile center like Gakpo who can both score goals and assists is rare, the Dutch striker, only 20 games, has already scored 13 goals + 13 assists, including 9 goals and 9 assists in the Eredivisie, 1 goal and 2 assists in the Dutch Super Cup, 3 goals and 1 assist in the Europa League and 1 assist in the Champions League play-offs.
How strong Gakpo's data is, just look at the performance of other superstars. In Greater Paris, Messi has finally found his form this season, with the Argentine superstar playing in 15 games, contributing nine goals + 10 assists, and Messi has yet to put up a double-double. As for Mbappe, football's highest-paid player is currently scoring 14 goals + 2 assists in 15 games.
In the Premier League, Haaland is in full swing, and in the eyes of many, he will definitely break the Premier League season goal record. So far this season, the Norwegian super-talented has scored 22 goals in 15 games in all competitions, but has only three assists.
Although the Eredivisie is not as rich as Ligue 1 and the Premier League, Gakpo's performance still shocked many people. At PSV Eindhoven, his role is the equivalent of Paris' Lionel Messi, a 23-year-old Dutch striker who is more well-rounded than Mbappe and Haaland.
Gakpo can play such terrifying statistics, I believe it is related to van Nistelrooy's tuning. This summer, the Dutch star coached PSV Eindhoven, and as a result, Gakpo's offensive stats exploded. Compared to last season, Gakpo has improved both his shooting and passing ability. In Gakpo's current form, he has scored 30+ goals and assisted 20+ this season without a problem.
It is worth mentioning that Gakpo's idol is Henry, who is very similar to the former French superstar when he dribbles the ball, and now he has learned Van Nistelrooy's shooting skills, gathering the advantages of the two top forwards, and Gakpo's future is limitless.
Manchester United must have regretted seeing Gakpo's attacking explosion, and the Premier League giants are struggling to find a centre with a consistent goal. Manchester United were very close to signing Gakpo this summer, but Ten Hag repented at the last minute and eventually missed out on the Dutch striker.
Now that Ronaldo and the manager have almost fallen out, Anthony Martial is frequently injured, Marcus Rashford has scored inconsistently, and often wastes opportunities on the pitch, Ten Hag is very helpless. In the coming winter window, Ten Hag can no longer miss Gakpo, now United do not worry about the ability to create chances, what is lacking is someone who can put the ball into the opponent's goal, and Gakpo is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. More importantly, his value is not high, he may not need 50 million euros, he can buy Gakpo, he may be the key to Manchester United's fourth place at any time!