The Holland midfielder is currently in the final year of his contract with German giants Bayern Munich and while PSV director Jan Reker remains confident he could be tempted back to the Philips Stadion he believes Van Bommel would more likely accept an offer to play in England if one was on the table.

He is mulling over an offer of a new deal at Bayern and is expected to make his decision before the end of January.

"His club Bayern Munich want to become the German champions, they will not let him go during the winter break," Reker said.

"But reports that Mark isn't interested in a new PSV adventure are untrue.

"Van Bommel never said 'no' to PSV, but if he can join a big club in England, like Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester United, he will go there."

Whether Van Bommel decides to join PSV or not, Reker knows they will need to dip into the transfer market during the January window - with Blackburn defender Andre Ooijer another possible target.

"Yes, something must happen," he added.

"With that in mind, Andre Ooijer is an option.

"We have had no contact, but we are thinking about that."

One player set to stay at PSV at least until the end of the season is forward Ibrahim Afellay, despite reported interest from Inter Milan and Manchester City.

"Not a single club has called us (about Afellay)," Reker added on television programme Studio Voetbal.