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Van Basten urges Kokcu to reject Arsenal in favour of Feyenoord stay

Dutch legend Marco van Basten has urged Orkun Kokcu to stay at Feyenoord.

The 21-year-old playmaker has been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal in recent transfer windows.

Speaking with Ziggo Sport, three-time Ballon d'Or winner van Basten said: "He should stay with Feyenoord for at least another year and a half.

"Become stronger, hold on to your place in the starting line-up and then go abroad at some point. That's also better for yourself

"Otherwise, you go too young. That happens every time, and you even see it in the big boys who went to Barcelona and Real Madrid. They too have had problems with it."

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