Manchester United's transfer talks with PSV this summer made preparations for the new season 'difficult' for Cody Gakpo, director of football Marcel Brands has claimed.
Reports emerged earlier this summer that Eindhoven's board were eager to offload the £43million-rated Dutch star to suitors Arsenal, Leeds or Manchester United, amid the departure of former PSV technical director John de Jong.
But Brands has since insisted that Gakpo would have remained at the Philips Stadium even if the 'right amount' had been offered, urging that the 23-year-old did not want to leave.
As a result of the transfer negotiations, Brands believes Gakpo suffered from a lack of preparation heading into the new season.