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Liverpool have beaten Manchester United in the race to sign winger Cody Gakpo after agreeing a deal with PSV, the Dutch side announced on Monday.

The Dutch club said in a statement: "PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. PSV did not disclose the value of the deal, but general manager Marcel Brands said it will be a "record transfer" for the club. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) have beaten [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in the race to sign winger [Cody Gakpo](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/249524/Cody-Gakpo) after agreeing a deal with PSV, the Dutch side announced on Monday.

Cody Gakpo will be a Liverpool player in January. Gakpo's current club, PSV Eindhoven, published a statement on Monday evening confirming that an agreement ...

It read: "PSV and Liverpool have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. Cody Gakpo will be a Liverpool player in January. PSV Confirm Cody Gakpo Agreement With Liverpool Ahead Of €40m-€50m January Transfer

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. PSV general manager Marcel Brands said the transfer fee would be a club record for the Dutch club. Eindhoven (Netherlands) (AFP) – 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 have reached a verbal agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign Netherlands international forward Cody Gakpo in January. The agreed fee is between €40 ...

[World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/), with three goals in five games as his country reached the quarter-finals. [Aston Villa](https://theathletic.com/football/team/aston-villa/) on Monday to stay sixth in the [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) but they are now only five points behind the [Champions League](https://theathletic.com/football/champions-league/) places after a difficult start to the campaign. [Leeds United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/leeds-united/) came close to acquiring Gakpo on the final day of last summer’s transfer window and dispatched their director of football Victor Orta to conclude the purchase. [Manchester United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-united/) and [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/) have also been considering Gakpo, but Liverpool have now moved into pole position to secure one of Europe’s most coveted players. [Liverpool](https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/) have reached a verbal agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign Netherlands international forward [Cody Gakpo](https://theathletic.com/football/player/cody-gakpo-djGTTuUUTuWr6O2m/) in January. “The 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.

Liverpool has extended its winning streak in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 3-1 to close the gap on the top four.

Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez dummied Andy Robertson’s cross, leading to Villa ‘keeper Robin Olsen and Tyrone Mings colliding and the defender needing treatment. Liverpool’s third straight victory moved the club five points adrift of the Champions League spots, with Juergen Klopp’s side remaining sixth. The hosts failed to clear a corner in the 37th and Salah teed up Van Dijk to rifle in, via a small deflection off Ezri Konsa.

Mo Salah scored his 125th Premier League goal for Liverpool before claiming his 50th assist to help his side to a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Boxing Day.

The 30-year-old is now only the second player ever to record at least 50 goals and 50 assists in the Premier League for Liverpool. Mo Salah scored his 125th Premier League goal for Liverpool to help his side to a 3-1 win at Aston Villa on Boxing Day. Mo Salah Reaches Landmarks For EPL Goals And Assists As Liverpool Win At Aston Villa

So much of what Liverpool do goes through Trent Alexander-Arnold - ignored by England, he remains integral to Jurgen Klopp.

[Raheem Sterling](https://theathletic.com/football/player/raheem-sterling-k4BPKfn0pvnrTLX4/). To add to the feelgood factor, there was a top-flight debut for the exciting [Ben Doak](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ben-doak-Z2qMOiWRpltZwQVN/) late on. It was Alexander-Arnold’s corner that led to Salah teeing up [Virgil van Dijk](https://theathletic.com/football/player/virgil-van-dijk-3Z1HfXXu3SMQJOeY/) at the back post to make it 2-0 via a deflection off [Ezri Konsa](https://theathletic.com/football/player/ezri-konsa-AY2de7Zbj5wm7Xnk/). And the finish from Stefan was special.” A spare part for Gareth Southgate at the [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/), the Liverpool right-back’s importance to Jurgen Klopp remains vast. “The third was my favourite goal. For 60 minutes all great and then all of a sudden someone pulled the plug.” Like Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold faded after the interval. “The problem was he came back and got ill. For Salah, there was the buzz of moving level with Sir Kenny Dalglish on 172 goals, joint seventh in the club’s all-time list of scorers. His impact at Villa Park was immediate. The Netherlands international will have been licking his lips at the sight of this kind of service.

PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. The 23-year-old attacker will leave for England imminently where he will ...

Both clubs are not making any announcements about the transfer fee. The 23-year-old attacker will leave for England imminently where he will be subjected to the necessary formalities ahead of the completion of the transfer. [Liverpool]FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo.

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.

The Reds' gradual updating of their forward line will now see them beat Manchester United to the Netherlands forward.

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.

He was one of the standout performers at the World Cup and now PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo appears set to kick off the January transfer window with a ...

I fear it is doing so with its eyes wide open,” said U.N. “I fear the world is not sleepwalking into a wider war. MORE COVERAGE OF SUPER BOWL LVII

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 has extended its winning streak in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 3-1 to close the gap on the top four.

Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez dummied Andy Robertson’s cross, leading to Villa ‘keeper Robin Olsen and Tyrone Mings colliding and the defender needing treatment. Liverpool took the sting out of Villa and eventually ended its hopes with nine minutes left when Bajcetic showed impressive composure in his first senior goal for Liverpool. The hosts failed to clear a corner in the 37th and Salah teed up Van Dijk to rifle in, via a small deflection off Ezri Konsa.

Not a lot went on besides Gapko's transfer and the Premier League's Boxing Day traditional matches.

The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/25/laura-woods-be-yourself-sounds-like-a-cliche-but-you-have-to-do-that) The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/26/arsenal-bid-for-mykhaylo-mudryk-but-shakhtar-donetsk-want-85m) [UWCL Group Stage Roundup – Equalizer Soccer](https://equalizersoccer.com/2022/12/26/uwcl-group-stage-roundup/) [Howe admits Newcastle fans will be dreaming of title challenge](https://sports.yahoo.com/howe-admits-newcastle-fans-dreaming-184304123.html) [Everton](https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com). 12:00 PM - Burnley v. [Champions League](https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league) group stage is over and we finally have our quarterfinalists. 9:30 AM - Chelsea v. [West Ham](https://bracethehammer.sbnation.com/) as they move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League. [transfer window](http://www.sbnation.com/transfer-rumors). 9:15 AM - Reading v. [Liverpool](https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/) agree to sign Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven, say the Dutch club.

PSV Eindhoven, the employer, and Liverpool have inked the deal for the 23-year old man to join the Premier League. The Reds stole the show from Manchester ...

He scored in each of his country’s group games against Senegal, Ecuador and Qatar. The Togo-born is expected in England for medical check-up and his fee could jump to £44.3 million – a record for the Dutch outfit. PSV Eindhoven, the employer, and Liverpool have inked the deal for the 23-year old man to join the Premier League.

Cody Gakpo was one of the stars of the World Cup scoring three goals for the Netherlands and he could be closing in on a move to Liverpool.

The Reds are a steep 15 points behind the Gunners with the same number of games played but a critical week in April that sees Liverpool face Manchester City and Arsenal could define the title race. When Jota is healthy, Liverpool will have a rotation nightmare with Nunez, Diaz, Firmino, and Gakpo for two roles alongside Salah but that's a good thing considering how many games the team has to play. Also With 36 league goals and 38 assists for PSV in Eredivisie play Gakpo has been someone who has outperformed their xG for their career as he would've been expected to net around 27 goals. Cody Gakpo was one of the stars of the World Cup scoring three goals for the Netherlands and he could be closing in on a move to Liverpool. Bringing in Gakpo will restore what Klopp was getting from Jota in the role while also being able to ease the Portuguese forward back into action. With injuries to Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, and Roberto Firmino, Liverpool must feel that their attack needs to be bolstered while Gakpo could also allow them to move into a future without Firmino.

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.

There is great excitement about Gakpo's potential among Liverpool's coaching staff - even if his arrival has come as a bit of a surprise.

He played and scored from the left against [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/) in Liverpool’s Carabao Cup defeat last week but will now have another player to compete with on the left wing. However, his recoveries and receptions have decreased (14). He has been vital in getting PSV on the move. His xG from ball progression (how much a player’s actions increase the likelihood of his side scoring when in possession by getting the ball into dangerous areas upfield) was rated at 93 out of 99. [Darwin Nunez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/darwin-nunez-OfdS7yVof8imRc13/), for example, is 23, and Diaz and Jota are 25 and 26 respectively. Gakpo’s expected goals (xG) from shot creation (how much a player’s actions contribute to creating scoring chances) was rated 90 out of 99. The prospect of heading into the new year missing two key players was too much for Liverpool to countenance, particularly with [Champions League](https://theathletic.com/football/champions-league/) qualification in jeopardy. He can strike the ball with either foot and often cleanly into either corner. He loves to shoot from just outside or near the edge of the box. Sometimes he will drop deep to receive the ball, sometimes he will move to the side to create space. When the club first scouted him in 2014, he was playing as a centre-forward at PSV’s academy. Among United’s fanbase, there was plenty of optimism that Gakpo, who has scored 55 goals and made 50 assists for PSV in 159 appearances, would make the move to Old Trafford in 2023.