There was a time when Liverpool would have been embarrassed by the transfer efforts of Alex Ferguson-led Manchester United, though the tables seem to have turned firmly since then.
A Sky Sports reporter admitted he couldn’t help but laugh at the Reds snapping up Manchester United’s top target Cody Gakpo for the January transfer window.
“This is a fascinating situation, a story that I look at and laugh about because it was at the top of Manchester United fans’ wish lists for this January transfer window,” Mark McAdam spoke on Sky Sports News (via of Football Daily). “All the United fans went to bed on Christmas Day thinking ‘Cody Gakpo. He’s the man for us, he’s the one we can get’ and they woke up to the news on Boxing Day that their fierce rivals Liverpool had struck a deal with PSV.”
It also looks like the transfer could be ready the next day, as the Dutch international officially arrived in England ahead of his Anfield medical.
“Medical in the next 24-48 hours before the 23-year-old becomes Jurgen Klopp’s first signing in this January transfer window.
“Big impact in the World Cup: three goals in five games for the Netherlands and he has probably been one of the most outstanding players.
“But Liverpool aren’t just getting a great player, he’s also a big dent for Erik ten Hag, who saw Cody Gakpo as a big part of this transfer window for Manchester United.”
READ MORE: (Video) Liverpool signing Cody Gakpo has now arrived in England ahead of expected medical – Sky Sports
There is a feeling that the Reds are perhaps taking a slight risk on Virgil van Dijk’s team-mate, although it is far from unwarranted in light of his quality performances for club and country.
Beyond the World Cup, Gakpo has amassed an impressive contribution of 30 goals in 24 games (in all competitions), though of course we’d expect (with all due respect to the Eredivisie) that he’s in for a tougher challenge at the Forward. he completed a medical examination in England without any complications.
At 23, he’s an otherwise hit-or-miss signing for us in a position that’s been hit hard by injury, if not in the area of the park many expected us to bolster first in January.
Fans can watch the full clip below, courtesy of Sky Sports News (via Football Daily):
???? | Cody Gakpo arrived in England for a medical ahead of a transfer to Liverpool pic.twitter.com/BpJWDnfdZv
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