One person in particular stands out in the Netherlands at the World Cup: Cody Gakpo. The 23-year-old also aroused the interest of various top European clubs at the tournament. In the end, Liverpool FC wins the race.
Coach Jürgen Klopp can look forward to the Dutch World Cup discovery Cody Gakpo. As his previous club PSV Eindhoven announced on Monday evening, the 23-year-old attacker will “travel to England immediately” to complete the formalities necessary for the move to English top club Liverpool.
PSV managing director Marcel Brands spoke of the club’s “record transfer” without giving any details. So far, this brand has been held by the Mexican Hirving Lozano, who switched from Eindhoven to SSC Napoli in 2019 for 45 million. The sports portal “The Athletic” assumes a transfer fee of 40 to 50 million euros.
Gakpo had made his way into the notebooks of big clubs in Qatar with strong performances and three goals in five games for quarter-finalists Netherlands. His contract in Eindhoven ran until 2026. Liverpool have not yet confirmed the agreement.
