PSV announced on Tuesday afternoon with a photo on social media that Pepi will play with number 9 next season. The American striker, who is fixed until mid -2030, is the intended first striker for the upcoming football year.
At PSV it is emphasized that the door is not permanently closed to De Jong and that he can still bite on the offer that is there. However, the chance that this will happen seems small, because De Jong will not have to deal with one but with two competitors for the pointed position.
Definitively farewell Luuk de Jong more and more likely
PSV has had agreement with Borussia Mönchengladbach since Monday about a transfer from the 32-year-old striker Pléa. It is undergoing the medical examination in Eindhoven today. With the switch from Pléa, a transfer fee of 3 million euros plus 1 million euros is involved in possible bonuses.
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And so a definitive farewell to De Jong is becoming increasingly likely. That would mean the end of an era. De Jong played eight seasons for PSV over two periods and has 338 games for the Eindhoven club to his name. In it he scored 186 goals and provided 98 assists.
Departure Luuk de Jong calculated
The 34-year-old striker became champion five times with PSV. De Jong has been transfer -free since the start of this month and can sign a contract elsewhere. Last season’s leader recently used PSV’s range to train individually, but it was immediately emphasized that no conclusions had to be attached to this with regard to his future.
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At PSV, a departure from De Jong has always been calculated. After winning the national title at the end of May, managing director Marcel Brands already indicated: ,, If Luuk wants to wait a very long time, then we will have to continue at some point. We must have two strikers next season. We can’t start the season and say, “We couldn’t get a striker, because Luuk wanted to wait a long time.” But Luuk knows that too. We will sit down and then he will make a decision whether he will continue for another year or will look for it somewhere else. If so, then just good friends. Luuk will eventually return to another position, “says Brands.