Liverpool confirm £37m Cody Gakpo done deal in Darwin Nunez similarity
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Cody Gakpo’s move to Liverpool has been made official with the Dutchman signing a long-term contract with the Merseyside outfit. Liverpool moved fast to secure the signature of Gakpo with the deal catching many by surprise.
An agreement was reached between PSV and Liverpool on Boxing Day with the Reds paying £37million upfront. Gakpo is now set to join his new side on January 1, meaning he could be available to make his debut against Brentford on Monday evening.
If it doesn’t come then, Gakpo’s first game could come in the FA Cup against Wolves or away to Brighton later in the month. But Gakpo is clearly set for a long future at Liverpool as he’s signed a six-year deal with the Anfield club.
Most new signings are given a five-year deal, but Liverpool have broken the mold in recent years. Nunez was the most recent signing to put pen to paper on a six-year deal himself, keeping him at the club until 2028.
Gakpo had been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United, but Liverpool were able to beat them to the post. And the Liverpool new boy has explained why he feels Liverpool is the right club for him.
“I feel really good, I’m really excited to be here. I’m looking forward to start training and start playing for this amazing club,” he said. “I think this is a great club for me to come in and try to show what I can [do] and try to help the team to achieve more beautiful moments that they already did in the past years.
“I think for me personally it’s also good to develop here and there’s a lot of great players here [who] I can learn a lot of things from.” He added: “I’m really looking forward to [playing at Anfield]. I heard a lot of great stories about the stadium, about the atmosphere. I cannot wait.
“Obviously [my aim is] to win as many prizes as we can as a team, to perform well, to show the world what we can do as a team and what I can do as a player. And personally, just to keep developing and become a better player every season.
“I’m really thankful that everybody is giving me such a warm welcome and I’m really looking forward to seeing everybody in the stadium and around the city.”
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