Memphis Depay to Manchester United: PSV Eindhoven confirm contact has been made, but say forward will cost over £15m
Dutch club warn he will be 'very expensive'
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United have made an enquiry about the Eredivisie leading goalscorer Memphis Depay, but have been warned the youngster will be "very expensive".
The 21-year-old plays for PSV Eindhoven where he has scored 20 league goals this season in an impressive campaign that saw his club clinch the title yesterday.
"We have had a telephone call from them about him," PSV's technical director Marcel Brands said on Dutch television.
"But no talks have been held yet. There are several top clubs who have expressed an interest."
Tottenham reportedly made a bid of around £15m in a previous transfer window which was rejected. According to Brand it will take more than that to convince the Dutch side to let Depay leave.
"It will be much higher than the offer from Tottenham Hotspur," Brands added. "He will be very expensive."
Depay, who played in last year's World Cup in Brazil, was one of the leading figures in PSV's championship success and scored in the 4-1 home win over Heerenveen on Saturday that secured the Dutch title for the first time in seven seasons.
PSV coach Phillip Cocu told reporters after the victory on Saturday he expected both Depay and fellow Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum to leave.
"The chance is really good that they'll both go," Cocu said. "But I do hope we'll be able to keep the rest of the team. A few mutations are not so bad but there must not be too many."
Manchester United have a history of signing Dutch strikers, with Robin van Persie a current member of the squad and Ruud van Nistelrooy one of the club's most prolific goal-getters under Sir Alex Ferguson.
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