I googled translated those and it seems the majority want him fused (presumably to the bench) next year.
PSV'er reports on Instagram of FC Groningen after equalizer against Ajax FC Groningen has done PSV a great service by playing a draw against Ajax (2-2) on Sunday. Thanks to the dramatic goal that fell in injury time, PSV is the leader of the Eredivisie with one round of play to go. One of PSV's players, Pepi, shows his gratitude after the match under an Instagram post from FC Groningen.
Have to imagine the unlikely championship was a little bittersweet for Pepi. Would he have been the one to score the winning second goal today, and not LdJ? Would they have even needed the last match heroics if he'd been fit and scoring this whole time? Could he have dealt with the pressure of sealing a championship?
A fit Pepi would have suffered from the same lack of creativity in midfield when Tillman was injured but there's no doubt that he would have scored the extra 3-5 goals for another 6 points, making the race neck-and-neck to the end. Him and de Jong being fit would have meant a fresh striker on 65 minutes to punish tiring defences in the last 5-10 minutes, forcing opposition midfields to defend more, so PSV would have conceded 3-4 goals less, particularly late on. I'd say they would definitely have won the title. Just not as comfortably as seemed likely back in February
A healthy and starting Pepi next season, I wanna see him aim for 25-30 goals in all competitions next season.
Was looking through the last week of PSV/de Jong silly season rumors while watching some games this weekend. Among the (likely made up or based on very little) claims: Dries Mertens or Vardy being looked at as replacements (because you can't go a whole season without an old dude to put up front at least once in a while, apparently) Earnie in the hot seat due to Ritchie and a few others leaving on free. Peresic leaving (to Barca, apparently) and Luuk also leaving... but no one has any idea to where. All the news that's fit to print, right here at your fingertips.
Rent-to-own with a 15 mill price tag, according to Dutchie Dag Loum Tchaouna to PSV this summer? Rik Elfrink of the Eindhovens Dagblad writes that ‘PSV will certainly try at dream candidate Tchaouna’. “It is true for the offensive part of the PSV team that someone must first be sold before PSV wants to strike. The nomination includes Noa Lang and Johan Bakayoko, who has been associated with Bournemouth in England. For the time being, the latter does not seem very serious. Nothing has been proven to be a concrete offer. Bakayoko has been on many lists at larger clubs for years and always wanted to see a team that plays for the prizes.” https://www.voetbal4u.com/2025/06/09/psv-in-onderhandeling-met-aanvallende-droomkandidaat-21/
https://www.ed.nl/psv/psv-kijkt-ver...aign=socialsharing_web&referrer=https://t.co/ PSV is looking beyond Luuk de Jong, but with respect and also hope for a longer stay. PSV is no longer waiting on the transfer market for the plans of Luuk de Jong, who has still not indicated whether he wants to continue at the Eindhoven club. The scouting activities for a new striker have continued unabated in the past period. This is done with respect for De Jong's wishes.
🚨⚪️⚫️ Excl: Fulham consider approach for PSV striker Ricardo Pepi as potential summer target, he’s on shortlist.More clubs expected to join the race as Italian and Spanish sides are also monitoring USMNT striker. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/PWJWQUHb7V— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 18, 2025
Stay at PSV for one more season. Be THE guy. Not guy 1B like he was for LdJ. Even more lucrative offers will come in after another big Eredivisie season, a strong CL campaign and a solid WC. But money does talk.....
Lots of action on the Fulham rumor in the Dutch press. Dagblat saying the bid would need to be "crazy money". Saw 30 mill mentioned somewhere else. 15 to 30 on another headline. Dagblat says there are some in the 25-30 range but that won't be enough. States PSV are not interested in selling unless it's "crazy" offer. I'm sure they're all sourced from the same anonymous tiktok or something, but that's what's out there in today's Pepi news.
We’ve asked this question many times in different ways, but apparently in Europe Pepi’s right to privacy outweighs our right to know.
For Ricardo Pepi, the next few weeks will be all about rehabilitation. The attacker suffered a knee injury in January and is expected to be fully fit again in mid-July, according to the current expectation. PSV starts the new season a little earlier, but the first official match is at the beginning of August. So that doesn't have to be an insurmountable problem. In the meantime, several teams continue to follow him and a number of bids are ready, if they want to continue. Rik Elfrink 30-05-25, 23:06 Last update: 30-05-25, 23:08
Plus, there's the psychological impact of the knee injury. With a goal and an assist in the CL - against Liverpool no less - Ricardo had broken out on the world stage. Five minutes later his season was over. A slightly worse injury and it would have been his career. As you say, another season at PSV the turns out like last season was shaping up to be and we'd still be likely to see him heading to West London, only to Chelsea rather than Fulham. But the physical and mental impact of his injury may give him a different calculus.
It's bound to be sources at PSV as well as plain logic. If anything, the 30m figure makes me inclined to take it seriously because some TikTokkers speculating would put another 10m on top to boost their "engagement" levels Fulham are well-run and clubs like them try buy "early" in a player's development. They reckon he'd be a great buy for them now but would also plan on him being gone in 2-3 seasons so if they do meet PSV's asking price, expect a pretty high buyout clause to be locked in. The last factor might be enough to dissuade Pepi. He could wind up stuck there
He could also blow out another ligament and/or struggle next season. Take the highest salary where he's likely to play at the highest level (unless it's Chelsea).
As long as you're looking at gross over contract term. He got a nice long contract with PSV, which (perhaps, I've not read it) would mitigate injury concerns. But yeah, all over terms being equal, if there's a significant difference in total $$ over the life of the contract, it's hard to justify staying in N'lands. He's made it pretty clear that if he's healthy and back to form, he can contribute there pretty consistently.
Staying is the best option Imo. If he moves to England Fulham would be a pretty good destination at this point in his career. The Juve rumors are also attractive given their stature, Serie A style of play and UCL ball. Just hope he wouldn’t be relying on Weah for service down the right flank in that scenario.