PSV could be prepared to sell right-back Sergiño Dest this summer if a club meets a fixed fee in the €23–25 million range, local reporting said Monday.
Journalist Rik Elfrink, writing for the Eindhovens Dagblad, said the exact figure is not public but that PSV may be forced to accept an offer of between 23 and 25 million euros. Elfrink added that if Dest is keen on a suitor and wants the move, PSV could lose control of the transfer for part of the window and would have to agree to a sale.
The price tag matters because it sits well above Transfermarkt’s valuation of Dest at roughly €18 million, creating a clear numerical threshold that will determine whether PSV keeps one of its regular starters this summer. PSV bought Dest after taking him on loan from FC Barcelona in 2023; Barcelona is reported to retain a sell-on percentage from any future transfer.
On the field, Dest, 25, has been a constant at PSV. He has played 82 official matches for the club, scoring four goals and providing 16 assists, and has helped PSV win the Dutch title in each of the last three seasons.
The transfer picture is complicated by conflicting reports about interested clubs. German broadcaster Sky Germany said Bayern Munich is not trying to sign Dest and described the linking stories as “far from reality.” Recent coverage that suggested Bayern had monitored PSV duo Ismael Saibari and Dest now sits alongside Sky Germany’s denial.
Bayern’s options at right-sided positions further undercut the supposed interest. The club has Konrad Laimer as a right-side option and wants to extend his contract beyond 2027; Josip Stanišić is also available on the right. Bayern has been linked with other full-back targets — Sacha Boey spent the second half of 2025/26 on loan at Galatasaray and has not been sold — and the club is close to signing Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown, who can cover the right if needed.
The immediate practical consequence for PSV is simple: keep Dest if no bid in the €23–25m band arrives; consider a forced sale if one does. Transfermarkt’s €18m estimate gives PSV some negotiating leverage in public debate, but Elfrink’s account establishes a concrete threshold that would compel action.
Tension in the story is not just a matter of numbers. Elfrink’s reporting highlights an agency issue: if Dest prefers a move, PSV’s negotiating position weakens. That opens a summer window scenario where a player’s desire, rather than market consensus, becomes decisive — and where Barcelona’s retained sell-on rights would still shape the economics of any deal.
What happens next is straightforward and immediate. Sergiño Dest will travel to the World Cup with the United States before any potential transfer is completed. PSV’s board and sporting directors will now wait for formal offers; only a bid meeting the reported €23–25 million range would force the club to change course. The unanswered question — which club, if any, will step forward with that precise offer while Dest is at the World Cup — will decide whether PSV parts with a defender who has been central to three title-winning seasons.
