07.01.2020 - 07:58 | Source: Sporza | Reading Time: 2 mins

KAA Gent

Jonathan David - "Clubs interested need to talk to my agent"

Canadian national team star Jonathan David continues to impress in Belgium.

The 19-year-old has scored 13 goals and nine assists in 30 games across all competitions. As a result, David has seen his market value grow from $17.1 million to $22.8 million in the recent market value update for the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.

No surprise then that David has found himself part of transfer speculations. "Clubs with an interest must speak with my agents," David told the Belgian outlet Sporza in an interview published on Jan. 7. "I am fully focused on Gent and want to win as many competitions as possible here."

Gent have played a strong first half of the season. De Buffalo's are third in the table and David is fourth in scoring with nine league goals. Together with his teammate Roman Yaremchuk (10 goals) and Laurent Depoitre (7 goals), Davies forms a lethal trident attack.

Together the three have been responsible for 44 goals across all competitions. "Last season there was a lot more rotation, and the chemistry was not there like it is now," said David.

Stats J. David Attacking Midfield KAA Gent Season 19/20 –

Jupiler Pro League Games 27 Goals 18 Assists 8

"Roman, Laurent and I now almost always play together and we find each other blindly," David said. "We also award each other those goals: you will not catch us on selfishness, because we are just as happy to give an assist."

David, however, stressed the success of the team over individual awards. "We have had too many ups and downs this season," David said. "The gap with Club Brugge is now ten points. We now have to score as much as possible and hope that Brugge drops some points."

Others have no doubt that David will head to a top league very soon. His teammate Sven Kums has no doubt that David has both the potential to win the Golden Boot in Belgium this year and then move to a big club.

Market Value J. David Attacking Midfield $ 27.50 m 27.50

"Gent will not be his final stop," Kums said. "Where he ends up will depend on him. But he is smart enough to make the right choices."

Interest in Jonathan David is indeed expected to be high. The Canadian has already been linked with a move to the Bundesliga in the past. With his current output, is expected to garner further interest from Germany and elsewhere.

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