Overview
- Journalists reported on Sunday that Tottenham have held concrete talks with Cody Gakpo and that personal terms between the player and Spurs have been agreed according to media outlets.
- Liverpool retain strong leverage because Gakpo is under contract until 2030, and sources say the club want a fee in excess of £60 million to consider a sale.
- Reports say Gakpo is open to leaving because he fears losing his starting spot if Liverpool sign another left winger and he is attracted to the chance to play regularly under Roberto De Zerbi.
- Liverpool have told reporters they will be unlikely to sell Gakpo unless they recruit attacking reinforcements such as Bradley Barcola, making any transfer conditional on a sequence of linked deals.
- Tottenham’s push for a proven wide player reflects injuries and youth at the position and the club’s heavy summer spending, which means any signing would reshape De Zerbi’s attacking options and the rest of Spurs’ transfer plans.