Liverpool have confirmed the signature of in demand World Cup star, Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven for a reported fee rising up to £44MILLION. on a five and half year deal.
The Holland international was seen as a potential replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo but it didn’t come to fruition.
The agreement between both clubs was since done on boxing day after the forward passed his medicals without hitch.
Liverpool confirmed the move on Wednesday evening, with a statement reading:
“The 23-year-old forward will officially become a Reds player at the start of the January transfer window.”
“This comes after agreeing personal terms and successfully completing a medical at the AXA Training Centre.”
Gakpo told the Liverpool website:
Gakpo said, “I feel really good, I’m really excited to be here. I’m looking forward to start training and start playing for this amazing club.”
“I think this is a great club for me to come in and try to show what I can [do] and try to help the team to achieve more beautiful moments that they already did in the past years.”
“I think for me personally it’s also good to develop here and there’s a lot of great players here [who] I can learn a lot of things from.”
He added: “I’m really looking forward to [playing at Anfield. I heard a lot of great stories about the stadium, about the atmosphere. I cannot wait.”
Stating further, “Obviously [my aim is] to win as many prizes as we can as a team, to perform well, to show the world what we can do as a team and what I can do as a player.
“And personally, just to keep developing and become a better player every season.”
“I’m really thankful that everybody is giving me such a warm welcome
I’m really looking forward to seeing everybody in the stadium and around the city, ” he concluded.
