{"id":1270335,"date":"2022-12-27T10:28:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/27\/liverpool-reach-agreement-to-sign-cody-gakpo-from-psv\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:28:25","slug":"liverpool-reach-agreement-to-sign-cody-gakpo-from-psv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/27\/liverpool-reach-agreement-to-sign-cody-gakpo-from-psv\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool reach agreement to sign Cody Gakpo from PSV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"341\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/cid86296_1672090738986_gakpo-website-696x341.png\"   alt=\"Cody Gakpo\u00a0\" title=\"Cody Gakpo\u00a0\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cody Gakpo\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liverpool\u00a0have reached a verbal agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign Netherlands international forward\u00a0Cody Gakpo\u00a0in January.<\/p>\n<p>The agreed fee is between \u20ac40 to \u20ac50million and the 23-year-old has been given permission by his club to travel to England for a medical ahead of completing the switch.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0statement from the Dutch Eredivisie\u00a0side read: \u201cPSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 23-year-old attacker will immediately leave for England and he will be subjected to the necessary formalities ahead of the completion of the transfer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth clubs are not making any announcements about the transfer fee. \u2018But this is a record transfer for PSV,\u2019 said general manager Marcel Brands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PSV management completed the negotiations on Boxing Day and gave Gakpo permission to travel to England.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed club-record sale for PSV follows Gakpo\u2019s strong performance at the\u00a0World Cup, with three goals in five games as his country reached the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United\u00a0and\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0have also been considering Gakpo, but Liverpool have now moved into pole position to secure one of Europe\u2019s most coveted players.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Leeds United\u00a0came close to acquiring Gakpo on the final day of last summer\u2019s transfer window and dispatched their director of football Victor Orta to conclude the purchase.<\/p>\n<p>However, the attacker remained at PSV and his stock has risen in the intervening period.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have a strong relationship with Gakpo\u2019s representatives SEG, who also look after\u00a0Manchester City\u00a0manager Pep Guardiola and Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool won at\u00a0Aston Villa\u00a0on Monday to stay sixth in the\u00a0Premier League\u00a0but they are now only five points behind the\u00a0Champions League\u00a0places after a difficult start to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SWj6ewbG2Ng\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (26-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWj6ewbG2Ng?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cody Gakpo\u00a0 Liverpool\u00a0have reached a verbal agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign Netherlands international forward\u00a0Cody Gakpo\u00a0in January. 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