Liverpool are prepared to demand as much as £70m for Cody Gakpo should Tottenham push ahead with their reported interest in the Dutch winger this summer.
Spurs have been linked with a move for Gakpo, and while nothing concrete has emerged yet, the story continues to gather momentum with each passing week.
Transfer journalist Ben Jacobs, speaking to talkSPORT, confirmed that Gakpo is a name on Tottenham’s list and suggested the situation is one to monitor closely.
“There’s been links in the last few days with Cody Gakpo. He is a name on Tottenham’s list,” Jacobs said during his appearance on talkSPORT.
Jacobs was clear that Liverpool have no pressing desire to part ways with the Netherlands international at this stage of the summer window.
“Liverpool don’t really have a desire to sell, and if anyone wants to do business with Liverpool they’re going to be pointing for example to Anthony Gordon’s £70m move from Newcastle United to Barcelona,” Jacobs explained.
The journalist added that the market is inflated and Liverpool will hold firm on their high asking price for the 27-year-old forward.
“The market is inflated and Liverpool have a very high asking price for Cody Gakpo. The player also, despite reports in the Netherlands, hasn’t at the time of recording told Liverpool that he wants to leave, but Spurs might be one to watch,” Jacobs said.
Gakpo has had a mixed spell at Anfield, starting brightly before his form and impact dipped below the high standards expected at the club.
A move to Spurs would mean giving up Champions League football, which is a significant consideration for any player at the peak of their career.
However, Tottenham remain an ambitious club and Roberto De Zerbi is widely considered one of the more exciting and progressive managers in European football right now.
A change of environment under a manager of De Zerbi’s profile could potentially allow Gakpo to rediscover the level that made him such an attractive signing for Liverpool in the first place.
Liverpool’s stance appears firm for now, but with a £70m valuation setting the benchmark, only a club willing to spend big will have any chance of prising him away from Merseyside.
