Liverpool in active talks to sign “exceptional” £80m ace

Liverpool will certainly must make some gross sales this summer time to stability the books for all their incomings.

The Reds have splashed the money already this summer time, signing Jeremie Frimpong and lining up some costlier strikes, together with a deal to signal Florian Wirtz for what Fabrizio Romano experiences as £128m.

To make room and lift funds for different signings, FSG could nicely must promote a few key first-team gamers. One man who has just lately been linked with a transfer is Cody Gakpo, who Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg mentioned is on the record for Bayern Munich, a membership on the lookout for a brand new winger.

Promoting somebody like Gakpo might unlock funds, and means they’d must signal a brand new winger to exchange him.

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It will be an enormous transfer for the Reds if Gakpo departed Anfield. It actually appears as if his potential transfer to the German champions is one to keep watch over, though it isn’t a assure, as there are a number of targets of their sights.

Nevertheless, if Arne Slot’s aspect are to lose Gakpo this summer time, then it looks like they’re already lining up his substitute.

Based on a report from DaveOCKOP, Liverpool are ‘in energetic contact’ to signal Anthony Gordon this summer time. He was a participant they chased in 2024, however a transfer by no means materialised.

Liverpool’s ‘curiosity within the England worldwide has endured’ this summer time, and so they might now spend the £80m charge to signal him. Not less than, that’s how a lot TEAMtalk instructed he’s price again in Might. It appears possible that’s how a lot he would value the Reds.

Why Gordon could be a very good signing

If the Reds had been to deliver Gordon to the membership this summer time, he could be becoming a member of on the again of some effective type for Newcastle in 2024/25. He impressed final season, described as an “distinctive” participant by soccer scout Antonio Mango.

Final time period for the Magpies, the England worldwide performed 42 video games throughout all competitions, scoring 9 objectives and grabbing seven assists. Within the Premier League, he bagged six objectives and created the identical quantity, that includes in 34 video games.

Who can overlook his contributions for the Magpies within the Carabao Cup? Gordon assisted within the quarter closing and scored in each legs of the semi-final in opposition to Arsenal to ship Eddie Howe’s aspect to Wembley. That was a sport they received, beating Liverpool 2-1, however the winger was suspended after selecting up a purple card within the Premier League.

It appears as if Gordon could be a direct substitute for Gakpo if he had been to depart Anfield for the Allianz Enviornment this summer time. He actually impressed beneath Slot final time period, serving to Liverpool win their second Premier League title.

The Eindhoven-born winger, who joined the Reds from PSV, performed 35 top-flight video games and contributed ten objectives and 5 assists of their title-winning season. Three of these purpose involvements got here at Anfield in opposition to Ipswich City in a 4-1 win.

So, while Gakpo had a powerful marketing campaign within the 2024/25 season, there are stats, by way of FBref, to counsel that Gordon may very well be an improve on the Dutchman.

For instance, the Magpies’ star averaged 1.89 key passes and 4.48 progressive carries per 90 minutes, in comparison with 1.77 key passes and a couple of.74 progressive carries every sport from Gakpo.

These numbers counsel that Gordon will add way more of a inventive affect than the Liverpool quantity 18, and extra dynamism and ahead pondering when carrying the ball. He’ll add a complete new dynamic to an already lethal assault.

The £80m charge is an costly one, however the Reds would want a substitute for Gakpo if he departs. Thus, signing Gordon may very well be the right transfer, an enormous improve in some ways.