Cody Gakpo has admitted that he thought he was going to sign for Manchester United before finally agreeing to a move to rivals Liverpool.
The Dutch international, who enjoyed an impressive winter World Cup campaign in Qatar, has been poised to secure a big move for quite some time.
Strongly linked with Man United, due to Erik Ten Hag’s Dutch connection, Gakpo seemed nailed to join the Red Devils, especially after Cristiano Ronaldo mutually agreed to terminate his contract, leaving the 20-time league winners desperately out of options. the Gol.
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However, after stalling on a potential deal, United saw rivals Liverpool take the lead in the race to take Gakpo to the Premier League, and seemingly uninterested in going toe-to-toe with his foes, Jurgen Klopp was able to land his man for around £40 million (Sky Sports) with relative ease.
However, in a recent interview, the former PSV attacker admitted that he spent much of the year looking forward to playing at Old Trafford.
“It was difficult this summer. It was a very intense period,” the 23-year-old said, as quoted by FourFourTwo.
“I tried to find my peace, but it was difficult. I thought I was going to Manchester United, but in the end it didn’t work out.”
Gakpo has yet to make his club debut, but with Liverpool preparing to travel to Brentford for a Premier League clash on Monday, the Reds’ new number 18 could be in line to appear.
