Liverpool

Liverpool are in 'advanced' transfer talks to sign PSV forward Cody Gakpo ahead of the January transfer window, with Virgil van Dijk's wish seemingly coming ...

[Read more about that here](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/transfer-news/cody-gakpo-transfer-confirmed-liverpool-25639646). [ECHO](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/virgil-van-dijk-hoping-new-25840713)). [report](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/liverpool-make-move-for-cody-gakpo-jf97c5rnj) that Liverpool are looking to sign the player, who is rated at around £45m-£50m.

Liverpool appear to have won the race to sign Dutch international forward Cody Gakpo after PSV Eindhoven announced an agreement with the English giants on ...

"PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo," PSV said in a statement. Gakpo's arrival is a further rejuvenation for Liverpool's frontline after the signings of Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez in the past year. Liverpool appear to have won the race to sign Dutch international forward Cody Gakpo after PSV Eindhoven announced an agreement with the English giants on Monday.

Liverpool are set to beat Manchester United to the £50 million ($60m) signing of PSV forward Cody Gakpo.

So if they can get it over the line, it'll be even sweeter for Klopp and Co. Crucially, he is capable of operating across the forward line, providing the kind of versatility Liverpool crave, and his age, 23, means there is room for improvement too, as there is with Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Fabio Carvalho and Diogo Jota, the club's last four attacking signings. "The 23-year-old attacker will immediately leave for England where he will undergo the necessary formalities to complete the transfer.

Jurgen Klopp has insisted that Darwin Nunez is "unstoppable" despite his struggles in front of goal during Liverpool's Boxing Day win at Aston Villa.

I am not since yesterday in the business and so I know. The scoring, in the beginning, is not so important. Klopp is aware of the criticism being aimed at Nunez due to his wastefulness in front of goal, but is not worried about his progress at Anfield and insists he had an "exceptional game" at Villa Park.

Ollie Watkins put Villa back in the game with a smart 59th minute header across goalkeeper Alisson Becker, before 18-year-old midfielder Bajcetic squeezed in ...

"It was brilliant for him," Robertson said of his teenage team mate after the match. I'm all for the team. "I'm not into individual things.

Darwin Nunez was not on the scoresheet in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Monday but manager Jurgen Klopp said he was delighted with the Uruguayan's ...

"He will score goals, I have no doubt about that," said the German. everywhing will be fine. “He gives us so much more than that - he will score...

Liverpool have agreed to sign the Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven, the Eredivisie club said on Monday.

Mohamed Salah became just the second Liverpool player to both score and assist 50 Premier League goals as they closed the gap on the top four with a 3-1 win ...

He dummied a cross he should have buried, missed a couple of chances you'd have liked him to score from, and opted to cross when the smart money was on the finish. Nunez had them up the wall with his runs in behind, and his remarkable ability to constantly be on the end of chances. One of the best in the world, for sure. He had been on the field less than three minutes by the time Olsen pushed Darwin Nunez's cross into his path. Klopp, though, thinks the world of Stefan Bajcetic, and what reward he got for his gamble here. One of the best Liverpool have ever had, for sure.

Hours after winning their boxing day Premier League game against Aston Villa, Liverpool's upper hierarchy have made a statement signing.

The midfield has been one of the prominent issues for the club. Liverpool have been plagued by an injury crisis and are in desperate need of reinforcements. His performances immediately put him on the radar of Liverpool scouts who moved in quickly after the 6'4 winger was heavily linked to rivals Manchester United. "PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. Hours after winning their boxing day Premier League game against Aston Villa, Liverpool's upper hierarchy have made a statement signing. PSV Eindhoven, the club for whom Gakpo plays currently took to Twitter to announce the deal and said the 23-year-old will be travelling to England soon

How do you solve a problem like Darwin Nunez? Liverpool's response to that dilemma has now been made clear by their move to sign Cody Gakpo.

In 20 games in all competitions, the 23-year-old has scored nine goals and registered four assists, but it is the missed chances that have led to the spotlight being fixed on the forward. From a Liverpool perspective, Nunez is making up for his lack of goals with incredible work-rate for the team and an obvious desire to come through the tough times he is enduring. The signing of Gakpo is proof of that. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364)'s response to that dilemma has now been made clear by their move to sign [Cody Gakpo](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/249524/Cody-Gakpo) in a £37 million transfer from [PSV Eindhoven](/soccer/team?id=148) -- a deal that has been done so quietly and efficiently that the [Netherlands](/soccer/team?id=449) forward [could be signed and sealed at Anfield as soon as the winter transfer window officially opens](/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4838646/liverpool-beat-man-united-to-agreement-for-cody-gakpo-with-psv) on Jan. Nunez is now entering a key period of his Liverpool career, however. Firmino has since become an undisputed Liverpool legend with his goals and performances, but there aren't many who can say they have turned a difficult situation around quite like the Placing too much emphasis on xG can be misleading, though. Nunez has scored just one "heavy" goal for Liverpool so far -- the winner in the 1-0 victory against West Ham in October -- so he needs to deliver more often in the big games when chances are at a premium and the value of goals is so much higher. Gakpo's arrival could be viewed in two ways by Nunez. [Darwin Nunez](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/271788/Darwin-Núñez)? [Sadio Mane](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/169797/Sadio-Mané) has moved on to [Bayern Munich](/soccer/team?id=132) in that time, and the [Senegal](/soccer/team?id=654) international has been a huge loss to Liverpool, but that exit has been counter-balanced by Salah committing himself to a new three-year contract in July. [Luis Diaz](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/257390/Luis-Díaz), [Diogo Jota](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/208133/Diogo-Jota) and [Roberto Firmino](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/147234/Roberto-Firmino) are all sidelined with injuries of varying severity right now, but when they are fully fit, adding them to a group that also includes [Mohamed Salah](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/173896/Mohamed-Salah), [Fabio Carvalho](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/231049/Fabio-Carvalho) and Nunez will ensure a regular selection headache for Klopp, even before Gakpo is brought into the equation.

How will Cody Gakpo fit in at Liverpool? GOAL looks at whether the PSV winger will be Roberto Firmino's replacement, Darwin Nunez's partner or Mohamed ...

The coup comes as a blow for Manchester United, who had been leading the race to sign the 23-year-old, but a significant boost for Jurgen Klopp, who has been seeking reinforcements following injuries to Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota. Gakpo had initially been a target for the summer, but Liverpool moved swiftly to land the versatile forward, once it became clear PSV were open to selling in January. The deal is worth an initial £37 million (€42m/$45m), rising to around £44m (€50m/$53m) when add-ons are factored in.

The Dutch World Cup star fills a gap that has emerged in the Liverpool team, and may provide solutions elsewhere in the future.

The move to Liverpool will test whether he can make the step up. The 23-year-old fills that immediate need for a wide forward on the left with Diaz and Jota out injured. 8 shirt usually given to a midfielder, he played a more central role either as a striker or as an attacking midfielder between two wide forwards. The Senegalese didn’t look like a typical target man but was nevertheless effective in this role. The transfer rumour mill, when combined with video games and fantasy football, can lead to a skewed perception of how soccer’s transfer market works. Standing at around 6 foot 2, he looks more like a typical target man but is perhaps most effective as a winger. It was likely accelerated by a setback to the recovery of Luis Diaz from injury. Names such as Jude Bellingham, Enzo Fernandez, and Moises Caicedo have been linked with the club, but wanting a player, and them being available, are two separate things. It doesn’t necessarily affect their pursuit of a midfielder. He has played mostly on the left wing for PSV, cutting inside onto his stronger right foot, but for the Netherlands, as seen at the World Cup where he wore the No. It is something the club are looking to address, and something they tried to do in a fashion at the end of the 2022 summer transfer window with the last-minute signing of Arthur. The transfer is a rare example of a club needing to fill a gap in their squad midseason and a quality player potentially able to fill it being available at the right time.

Liverpool are set to sign Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo from PSV for an initial £37m. It answers a big question about Darwin Núñez for Jürgen Klopp at ...

With an extra senior option to play with, Núñez should benefit from Gakpo's assists. But this move should seal that fate. Now, with Gakpo to play the wide role and Díaz and Jota coming back into the frame in a few weeks, that should answer a major question about how often Núñez will be fielded out wide.

Free highlights and match report as goals from Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Stefan Bajcetic helped move Jurgen Klopps Liverpool up to sixth in the ...

On closing the gap to the top four: "We have to be the pain in the backside for everybody. "The second half we needed to keep, again, our game plan and to try to get chances to score and opportunities to come back. One final run in behind the defence led to Liverpool's third goal. It proved decisive in the end. the possibility of having possession, don't concede the easy transition and, if someone lost his position, they done it and, second half, we reacted very well." In a difficult game we played a lot of good stuff. But the home side caused plenty of problems at the other end - and it made for a great game. We had some massive counter-attacks and could have scored the third goal much earlier. But such is the potency of this Liverpool team, going toe-to-toe with Salah and the rest always looked to be a risk. Watkins evaded Joel Matip to head the ball into the corner and the momentum looked to be with Emery's men. It was tough on Villa but Liverpool's quality told in the end. Ollie Watkins' expertly placed header halved the deficit and chances continued to flow at both ends in a wide-open contest with Darwin Nunez particularly wasteful.

Media Digest: Liverpool are close to sealing the signing of Cody Gakpo from PSV while Jürgen Klopp is reportedly chasing a £38m deal on top of that ...

At that price, it might be worthwhile. [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eljif-elmas/profil/spieler/400489), the Macedonian can play as an attacking midfielder or as a left-sided forward and could be an attractive option for Liverpool should the Serie A side be willing to sell him for a reasonable sum. Credible, incredible and anything in between: we round it all up in one place here, taking a sideways look at the day’s media goings-on from around the world. [Hirving Lozano](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fliverpool-transfer-target-takumi-minamino-25734081&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiCvYzjqJn8AhV9TKQEHRAABCAQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw26cuz0HaC89YnNNHqX8wkc), according to [Calciomercato](https://www.calciomercato.com/news/napoli-lozano-al-bivio-le-mosse-di-giuntoli-e-i-tre-nomi-sul-tac-85867), with the Italian site reporting that [Manchester United](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fmanchester-united-premier-league-transfer-18781386&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwizptPqqJn8AhXwTKQEHW5LBSEQFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw0n3MHwbtvBo7FQvJJ8nMOY) are also interested in the Mexican player. [Sign up to the Liverpool.com newsletter here — it only takes a few seconds!](https://www.liverpool.com/newsletter-preference-centre/) [Jürgen Klopp](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fliverpool-playmaker-philippe-coutinho-klopp-25832029&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwidnNiBqpn8AhWpTKQEHSqUCSAQFnoECAMQAg&usg=AOvVaw3cywApIPHFMx7ITkJi6GVh) has 'privately called' 23-year-old [Napoli](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fschedule%2Fliverpool-napoli-champions-league-klopp-17328384&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi9_aySqpn8AhXvQaQEHdZbASAQFnoECAAQAg&usg=AOvVaw26DM-TVonYGhax8KumYJ_3) midfielder Eljif Elmas to talk him into to move to Anfield, according to Turkish journalist [Ahmet Ercanlar](https://twitter.com/ahmetercanIar?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor). [reports](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano) that he would be valued at between £18m ($21m/€20m) and £22m ($27m/€25m) with Lozano having been in and out of a very good Napoli side this season. [Luis Díaz](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fliverpool-transfer-luis-diaz-injury-25719629&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiwhvSjp5n8AhVtXaQEHXUlCR8QFnoECAUQAg&usg=AOvVaw0uS5f-g-UJwnMNv2s9ggD8) last January, it could be a massive boost for [Liverpool](http://Liverpool.com) heading into the second part of the campaign, immediately after a [good win against Aston Villa](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-aston-villa-darwin-nunez-25837883) to kick things off again. [confirmed the deal](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/transfer-news/cody-gakpo-transfer-confirmed-liverpool-25639646) on Monday evening, saying it was a 'club record sale'. [Cody Gakpo](https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&cx=015440420724022033189%3Aygf0ckf-78m&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.liverpool.com%2Fliverpool-fc-news%2Ffeatures%2Fliverpool-transfer-cody-gakpo-talks-25840801&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwi2hbyYp5n8AhWRgVwKHdIyAmAQFnoECAIQAg&usg=AOvVaw3IUWIqvuVYoXQ3m0O9UGoU), with [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/liverpool-advanced-talks-50m-gakpo-transfer-beat-man-utd-to-netherlands-star/bltefe54732b6c5ed14) reporting that the deal will reach a maximum of £44m ($53m/€50m) with add-ons included. [Cody Gakpo transfer confirmed as Pep Lijnders knows what £37m deal offers Liverpool](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/transfer-news/cody-gakpo-transfer-confirmed-liverpool-25639646) [Liverpool 'could sign £53m star for free in five days' as new Jürgen Klopp dilemma will emerge](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-sign-jurgen-klopp-star-25837486)

Liverpool's new signing Cody Gakpo is the Dutch league's top scorer and had a successful World Cup campaign.

A Liverpool youngster beat Steven Gerrard to a record, and his timing may have just given Jürgen Klopp something to think about in fixing his Fabinho ...

[Stefan Bajčetić](https://www.liverpool.com/all-about/stefan-bajcetic) has been making waves in the Liverpool first team since pre-season in the summer, and he seems to have benefitted tremendously from the World Cup break in Dubai, and the opportunity to work closely alongside Klopp and his coaching staff in the absence of Fabinho. His distribution and overall impact could have been better but he will have learned from that experience and he more than made up with it on Monday night with his short cameo at Villa Park. Even against Manchester City, in a game that saw him substituted at half-time last week, Bajčetić still won four out of his six defensive duels as per Wyscout, a commendable return for a teenager playing for the first time against an opponent of that magnitude. But it's much more than just the records and that goal against Aston Villa that make Bajčetić the exciting talent that he is. It's a goal that has made him Liverpool's third youngest goal-scorer in the Premier League. Things are looking a lot brighter at Liverpool than they were at the start of the season.

Liverpool came out victorious in a high-tempo match at Villa Park on Boxing Day in the Premier League.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) [Jordan Henderson](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/exclusive-interviews/exclusive-i-dont-think-his-time-is-up-glen-johnson-on-jordan-henderson-being-a-starter) and Fabinho who were both alongside Thiago. The last game of a turbulent and unpredictable 2022 for Liverpool Football Club. The English forward would get his goal, though, as he scored a header from a sublime cross by Douglas Luiz. Liverpool were clearly on the nice list this year as Santa Claus delivered three points under the tree for the Reds.

Darwin Nunez was not on the scoresheet in Liverpool's 3-1 win over Aston Villa on Monday but manager Juergen Klopp said he was delighted with the ...

“He will score goals, I have no doubt about that,” said the German. Klopp said he is being patient with the 23-year-old, who also failed to score in three games at the World Cup. “The work rate he put in, the spaces he creates, he's unstoppable at the moment.