Andros Townsend has raved about reported Leeds United and Arsenal target Patrick van Aanholt on The ITV Football Football Show.
Townsend has been impressed by the way Van Aanholt has played for the Netherlands at the Euro 2020 finals so far.
The former Tottenham Hotspur winger believes that the 30-year-old left-back could get a few offers this summer.
Both Townsend and Van Aanholt, who is playing as a wing-back for the Netherlands at the European Championship, are out of contract at Crystal Palace this summer.
Leeds United and Arsenal interest
The Mirror reported in March that Leeds are interested in signing Van Aanholt on a free transfer this summer.
Football.London reported this month that Arsenal are keen on bringing the Dutchman to the Emirates Stadium.
Andros Townsend’s verdict
Townsend said on The ITV Football Football Show: “As a left-back or a wing-back, he is one of the best at going forward in the Premier League. So, watching him in the Euros, he has been very good for them going forward.
“He is out of contract again in the summer so there will be big clubs looking at that and thinking, ‘Wow. With the possession we have in the Premier League, if we can get a left-back like Patrick who plays high up the pitch and he is that good going forward’, I am sure he will have one or two offers off the back of this tournament.”
Good signing for Leeds United?
Van Aanholt is hugely experienced and knows the Premier League inside out.
The 30-year-old is a free agent, which means that it will not be an expensive deal for the Whites.
Ezgjan Alioski is out of contract at Leeds at the end of the month, and no new deal is in place.
Alioski is a winger who plays as a left-back for Leeds, who need to sign a specialist player for that position.
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