Former Netherlands international Jan Mulder feels that Memphis Depay has nothing to be afraid of in a move to England and would quickly move up a level, in a similar way to Eden Hazard at Chelsea and Robin van Persie, when he joined Arsenal.
Depay is the subject of a transfer scramble with Manchester United, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain all keen on the PSV Eindhoven winger.
It has been claimed that Manchester United are in pole position for Depay, with some suggestions that a deal has already been done for the 21-year-old to move to Old Trafford in the summer.
A number of former players and coaches in the Netherlands have warned Depay against moving to England and claim he should spend a further season with PSV.
But Mulder is not in such a club and feels playing in the Premier League would hugely develop Depay.
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"The same thing will happen with Depay as happned with Hazard and Van Persie", he said on Studio Voetbal.
"After six months in England, he'll be a class better."
Depay has scored 20 goals in the Eredivisie for PSV this season, driving the Eindhoven-based club to the title and ending Ajax's stranglehold on the crown.
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