Netherlands coach in talks with Man Utd? Missed calls spotted on his phone: Report

Nerlands coach Louis van Gaal is apparently in talks with Manchester United, triggering rumours about club possibly planning to target Cody Gakpo. According to Mirror, a Dutch journalist named Valentijn Driessen found Van Gaal's mobile phone in a hotel toilet in Qatar recently. When Driessen pressed lock button to find out owner of phone, he saw pictures of Van Gaal and his wife Truus as wallpaper. Driessen also saw two missed calls from Manchester United on Van Gaal's phone. 

phone was immediately returned to Van Gaal, who was reportedly t impressed with Driessen finding it. As per report, Manchester United could be in touch with Van Gaal in order to talk about Cody Gakpo, who y are allegedly planning to sign for ongoing season. United recently parted ways with Portuguese striker Cristia Ronaldo and is currently looking for a player to replace him in squ. 

Cody Gakpo in 2022

United and its he coach Erik ten Hag were alrey interested in signing Cody Gakpo for ongoing season during summer transfer window. transaction, though, fell through, and Gakpo kept playing for PSV in Eredivisie. With PSV, he has alrey h an exceptional season, tallying 13 goals and 17 assists in just 24 games. Nerlands international has also scored three goals for his team at ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022. 

Gakpo scored one goal each in Nerlands' group st games against Senegal, Ecuor, and Qatar, helping his side vance to Round of 16. Nerlands played against USA in last 16 of World Cup, a match y won 3-1 to set up a quarterfinal clash against Argentina. Gakpo will next be seen in action early on Saturday morning. match between Nerlands and Argentina is scheduled to be played at 12:30 am on December 10. 

Im: AP