da betway： From Dennis Bergkamp to Edwin van der Sar, Robin van Persie to Ruud van Nistelrooy, the Premier League has a venerable history of Dutch stars gracing English football’s top flight.
da fazobetai： With the strength of the domestic game in the Netherlands less than that of Europe’s major top flights, the Eredivisie is regularly raided for its brightest stars.
There is no shortage of young talent in the Eredivisie this season, with a number of stars plying their trade for table-topping PSV Eindhoven.
With Phillip Cocu’s men eager to end a four-year Ajax title streak, a young Philips Stadion outfit have been widely praised for their expansive and attacking brand of football.
Despite the likes of Luuk de Jong and Adam Maher playing a significant role in PSV’s excellent form, the undoubted star of the show is Memphis Depay.
Following impressive cameos for the Netherlands at the summer’s World Cup, Depay has taken Dutch football by storm this season.
His devastating pace and trickery have been backed up with a lethal eye for goal, with the powerful winger topping the Eredivisie scoring charts with 16 strikes from midfield this term.
Although there is room for the 21-year-old to improve, especially in relation to his final ball and delivery, Depay has all the hallmarks of a future Premier League superstar.
With PSV surely set to struggle to hold onto their prize asset this summer, the list of suitors for the attacker’s signature is extensive.
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Two sides thought to be at the head of the queue for Depay’s hand are Manchester United and Tottenham, with the Premier League sides seemingly set to go head-to-head for him this summer.
The link to the Old Trafford side is natural given Depay’s connection to Louis van Gaal from the Dutch national set-up.
A switch to the Manchester-based club would inject energy, dynamism and penetration to a United attack that has been pedestrian at times this term.
With the versatility to play anywhere across the forward line, Depay could be an exciting addition for the Red Devils.
Spurs meanwhile have faced issues on the right-hand side of their 4-2-3-1 formation, with neither Andros Townsend nor Erik Lamela consistently delivering.
Spurs lack width on the right, while a star player to take some of the pressure off key attacking duo Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen would surely be very welcome.
With Depay showing for club and country that he has the ability to score from midfield, the White Hart Lane outfit would surely be a much more menacing proposition with the Dutchman in their ranks.
Dutch scout Ed van Steijn, who is accredited with unearthing a young Cristiano Ronaldo in his Sporting Lisbon days, recently told the press in his homeland that Depay is a more promising talent than the Portuguese was at the same stage of his career.
With his superstar status already being confirmed in his homeland, Depay is ready for the next step in his career and looks set to be an exciting addition to English football regardless of which club he signs for.
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