![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/premier-league-clubs-on-transfer-alert-for-these-nine-qatar-world-cup-stars/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TELEMMGLPICT000315653564-xlarge_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc.jpeg&description=International tournaments are a fantastic opportunity for players to attract interest from buying clubs, although scouting a small sample of games in a knockout tournament has its dangers. One of the many respects in which the mid-season Qatar World Cup is unusual is the fact the January transfer window follows just a few weeks after the final. With the fitness of players coming out of the tournament a big unknown and a hectic fixture list, clubs could be keen to do business. Mike McGrath looks at some of the names Premier League clubs will be keeping tabs on. Age: 23 Club: PSV Position: Winger Market value: £50m Had a few Premier League clubs got their way in the summer, Gakpo would have already been in England and getting ready for the World Cup at a new club. Leeds United sporting director Victor Orta flew over to Holland on the eve of the transfer deadline to try and get a deal thrashed out but his target chose to stay at Philips Stadion, where he broke into the first team four years ago. He was also an ambitious target for Southampton and was on the list of possible signings at Manchester United, who stayed in the Dutch market but prioritised Antony at Ajax. It was recently revealed that Leeds' offer was £47m, with £30m of that fee up front and the rest in bonuses including Champions League qualification. Gakpo had also spoken to fellow Dutchman Erik Ten Hag at United before it was decided he would stay at PSV. "In the end the deal didn't go through, which was a shame, for me and my development, and because Manchester United is one of the biggest clubs in the world, but also for PSV, because to transfer a player to Manchester United is a good thing for the club,' he said. "It ended about a week before the end of the transfer window and in that week I had to decide if I would go to Leeds or Southampton. In the end I stayed, but it was a stressful period." Chelsea have already put in groundwork for the French forward to arrive in the Premier League next season){kind=link}
This could be a January transfer window with a difference after an international tournament
International tournaments are a fantastic opportunity for players to attract interest from buying clubs, although scouting a small sample of games in a knockout tournament has its dangers.
One of the many respects in which the mid-season Qatar World Cup is unusual is the fact the January transfer window follows just a few weeks after the final.
With the fitness of players coming out of the tournament a big unknown and a hectic fixture list, clubs could be keen to do business.
Mike McGrath looks at some of the names Premier League clubs will be keeping tabs on.