Liverpool transfer news: Major Cody Gakpo update on Tottenham 'interest' in £50m Andoni Iraola winger amid depth concern

Tottenham Hotspur person formally expressed their involvement successful Cody Gakpo to Liverpool, the newest study has claimed.

The Merseysiders volition statesman their Premier League run connected August 23 against Newcastle United, though the constitution of their squad could alteration significantly.

Andoni Iraola is inactive connected the lookout for a replacement for Mohamed Salah, but portion incomings are likely, a fig of players could inactive permission earlier transportation deadline time connected September 1.

Spurs are thought to hold a superior involvement successful left-winger Gakpo, but determination person been nary authoritative offers for the attacker.

Journalist Joost Blaauwhof has claimed that Tottenham person yet made a ceremonial attack to Liverpool for Gakpo, who is valued by Transfermarkt astatine conscionable implicit £50m.

Cody Gakpo transportation news: Should Liverpool merchantability winger to Spurs?

Gakpo has been 1 of the astir divisive figures successful the Liverpool squad for immoderate time, arsenic portion helium is an fantabulous finisher successful the punishment area, helium is heavy reliant connected work dissimilar different attackers astatine the club.

The Dutchman is not an adept dribbler, and though helium tin play arsenic a striker, helium has himself stated that helium prefers to play from the left.

Given Liverpool are already successful a transitional phase, replacing Gakpo present whitethorn beryllium a comparatively sensible idea, particularly arsenic the Reds volition beryllium boosted by the instrumentality of Hugo Ekitike astatine immoderate constituent successful 2026-27.

However, the Reds indispensable beryllium definite that Iraola has capable extent successful their guardant enactment if Gakpo leaves, and if Ekitike takes clip to instrumentality to his erstwhile level, an summation whitethorn beryllium needed.

Cody Gakpo replacement: Ibrahim Mbaye adjacent aft Bradley Barcola?

Liverpool were funny successful Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain agelong earlier quality of Tottenham's involvement successful Gakpo emerged, and helium would apt person been sought careless of the Dutchman's future.

However, assorted outlets person suggested that the Reds besides clasp an involvement successful PSG attacker Ibrahim Mbaye, though the youngster is lone 18.

The teen cannot beryllium expected to instantly regenerate the output of Gakpo, but helium has shown large committedness successful his fledgling career, and his quality to power play crossed the last 3rd whitethorn marque him an unthinkable semipermanent signing.