English Premier League giants Liverpool have reached a verbal agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign Netherlands international forward Cody Gakpo in January.
The agreed fee is between €40 to 50million and the 23-year-old has been given permission by his club to travel to England for a medical ahead of completing the switch.
The Dutch Eredivisie club released a statement on their Instagram account, which read: “PSV and Liverpool 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.”
The potential signing follows Gakpo’s strong performance at the World Cup, with three goals in five games as his country reached the quarter-finals.
Manchester United and Chelsea have also been considering Gakpo, but Liverpool have now moved into pole position to secure one of Europe’s most coveted players.
Gakpo has accumulated 35 goals and assists for PSV and the Dutch national team this season, maintaining the prolific form he showed in 2021-22.
Leeds United came close to acquiring Gakpo on the final day of last summer’s transfer window and dispatched their director of football Victor Orta to conclude the purchase.
However, the attacker remained at PSV and his stock has risen in the intervening period.
Liverpool have a strong relationship with Gakpo’s representatives SEG, who also look after Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.
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