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Atletico Madrid GAZUMP Man Utd, Chelsea & Arsenal in pursuit of 'new Eden Hazard' Bakkali
ATLETICO MADRID are expected to wrap-up a deal for Belgian starlet Zakaria Bakkali in January and put an end to his PSV Eindhoven misery.
Zakaria Bakkali has been frozen out of the PSV first-team
Reports in Spain are confident Bakkali will pen a pre-contract agreement with Diego Simeone in six-weeks time to put an end to Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool's hopes of bagging a bargain.
PSV Eindhoven sporting director Marcel Brands has described Bakkali's refusal to sign a new deal disrespectful, and is keen to do a deal in January to salvage a nominal fee.
He said: "[Bakkali has] not treated the club with respect.
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He has not shown respect to the club and there’ll be consequences
"He has not shown respect to the club and there’ll be consequences. Selling him his January is an option."
Bakkali has been relegated to the under-21 team, and is desperate to continue establishing himself in Marc Wilmots Belgian national side.
Bakkali is part of Belgium's newly dubbed 'golden generation' and if given the chance, could emulate adopted Premier League stars Eden Hazard, Kevin Mirallas and Marouane Fellaini.