Liverpool completed the recruitment of Gakpo
According to PSV's announcement on December 26, the management of the Dutch club and Liverpool completed negotiations on Boxing day. It is expected that Gakpo will travel to the UK in the next few days to undergo medical examination as well as undergo necessary procedures before completing the transfer.
Both Liverpool and PSG have agreed not to announce transfer fees. But general manager Marcel Brands insists this is a "record transfer for PSV".
Transfer hunter Fabrizio Romano said Liverpool had to pay a transfer fee of $ 45 million, with a fee of $ 15 million, to have Gakpo's services. The duration of the contract has not been confirmed.
According to Sky Sports, before PSV made the announcement, Liverpool accelerated the negotiation process with the Dutch club's representative when they wanted to bring in a quality attacking player, after the long-term injuries of Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota.
If he passes the final procedures, Gakpo will become a Liverpool player when the transfer window opens on January 1, 2023. The Dutch striker can make his debut against Brentford in the Premier League on January 2 or against Wolves in the third round of the FA Cup on January 7.
In the summer of 2022, Man Utd targeted Gakpo - a striker valued at 42 million USD by PSV - to strengthen the attack. However, the Old Trafford owner only negotiated with PSV after recruiting Antony from Ajax for a fee of $ 100 million. At that time, the transfer market had only one week left and the two sides could not close the deal.
By January 2023, Man Utd's priority was to recruit strikers, after parting with Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Gakpo does not want to wait to once again become Man Utd's backup plan.
Gakpo played for the Netherlands U18, U19, U20, U21 teams and made his national team debut at Euro 2021. The 23-year-old striker resonated at the 2022 World Cup, when he regularly scored against Senegal, Ecuador and Qatar. in the group stage. England could not improve the record, when the Netherlands beat the US 3-1 in the round of 16 and lost to Argentina in the penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.
Growing up from the PSV training camp, Gakpo made great progress last season when he scored 21 and assisted 15 goals to help the home team finish second in the Dutch league, two points behind the champion Ajax. In the first 24 matches of the 2022-2023 season, Gakpo also impressed with 13 goals and 18 assists. In total, he has 55 goals and 50 assists in 159 games for PSV.
