By Victor Kanayo
Dutch club side PSV Eindhoven have agreed a deal to allow their player Cody Gakpo move to Liverpool when the transfer window opens in January.
According to a statement by PSV on Monday night, “PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. The 23-year-old attacker will leave for England imminently where he will be subjected to the necessary formalities ahead of the completion of the transfer. Both clubs are not making any announcements about the transfer fee. ‘But this is a record transfer for PSV’ said general manager Marcel Brands.”
The forward will now leave for Merseyside ‘immediately’ and the Dutch side will net a record transfer fee on their behalf.
Reports suggest the initial fee will be £37 million.
Liverpool had swooped swiftly for Gakpo, who had been admired by Manchester United and Newcastle United.
The Reds have a battle to ensure they qualify for the Champions League this season.
This because after a stuttering start to the campaign, Jurgen Klopp’s side sit just sixth in the table.
Klopp had said that Liverpool are ‘prepared’ to move in the market if the right player comes available as two key players – Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota are still out injured with both expected to miss most of January play time.
Gakpo has plundered 13 goals in 24 games for PSV this season.
At 23, he emerged as a star of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by scoring three goals for the Netherlands before their quarterfinal elimination at the hands of eventual champions Argentina.
