Here is your Liverpool morning digest for Tuesday, December 27.
Cody Gakpo close to Liverpool transfer
Liverpool are in advanced talks with PSV Eindhoven to sign Cody Gakpo.
The Reds are keen to bolster their attacking options in the January window with Jurgen Klopp set to be without Luis Diaz until March and Diogo Jota until February and Gakpo is the primary target.
Talks between Liverpool and PSV have reached an advanced stage, having significantly stepped up in recent days. The ECHO understands the initial fee will be around the £37m figure with add-ons likely to take the deal well past the £40m mark.
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Liverpool accelerated their interest following the injury to Diaz earlier this month. The Colombia winger had been scheduled to return to action following the World Cup but was injured in a training session in Dubai and was forced to fly back to Merseyside to undergo knee surgery as a result.
Diaz is not expected to be fit until March and with Jota also sidelined with a long-term calf issue, the Reds have brought forward their attempts to bring Gakpo to the club in the New Year rather than waiting for the summer like initially planned.
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Virgil van Dijk sent brutal Cody Gakpo message to Man United
Liverpool appear to be making an early move in the transfer market ahead of January with the signing of Cody Gakpo.
The ECHO understands that Liverpool have stepped up their interest in signing PSV Eindhoven forward Gakpo. Talks between the Reds and PSV have reached an advanced stage, having significantly stepped up in recent days.
It's understood the initial fee will be around the £37m figure with add-ons likely to take the deal with the Eredivisie club well past the £40m mark.
Gakpo is a team-mate of Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk for the Netherlands. The pair were recently part of their country’s squad for the World Cup in Qatar.
The PSV forward scored three goals in the World Cup, but could not help his country get past Argentina in the quarter-final. And it was during the tournament where speculation surrounding his future began to intensify.
Van Dijk was asked about the future of Gakpo, with the player being heavily linked with both Manchester United and Real Madrid. When asked about the prospect of his countryman joining either club, Van Dijk gave a brutal response.
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