'Hijack it': Liverpool could jump in and make another Cody Gakpo-type signing in January - journalist
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Fans are hoping they will be addressed in the New Year.That expectation has been aided by the fact that Liverpool are being heavily tipped to make a move for two of the Premier League’s outstanding performers this season.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Should Liverpool sign Antoine Semenyo or Bradley Barcola?
Liverpool have been heavily linked with Semenyo, and according to journalist Lewis Steele, they could move swiftly to beat their rivals to the 25-year-old.Liverpool ready to trump rivals and sign Antoine SemenyoAfter going seven Premier League matches without a goal, Semenyo underlined his quality once again by scoring with an excellent strike from the right wing against Manchester United.United are one of the clubs said to be interested in the former Bristol City winger, along with Man City and Tottenham, amongst others.Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Giorgi Mamardashvili is not the only goalkeeper who thinks he can replace Alisson at LiverpoolLiverpool clearly like Semenyo as well, but appear to be thinking of the Ghanaian as more of a signing for next summer. According to Steele, though, the Reds could jump in if they think one of their rivals is readying a January move.“Gakpo was one they were planning to do in the summer, but for whatever reason, Spurs and Man Utd made a play for him, and they said we’re going to do it now, and, snap, they did it late on,” he said in a live YouTube Q&A on Wednesday.“If Liverpool got word that City, United or Spurs were ready to go, I think they would try to hijack it like that.” Gut feeling, has Mohamed Salah played his last game for Liverpool?
Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say Liverpool should ignore Semenyo scrambleGakpo was not the first player Liverpool brought forward plans to sign after their Premier League rivals made a move in mid-season.One year prior to the Dutchman’s arrival, the Reds did a similar trick with Luis Diaz, who looked like he may have been on his way to Spurs in January 2022.Liverpool had initially been targeting Diaz in the summer of the same year, but hit the gas once they realised they could miss out.This is clearly a pattern with the Reds, and one it would not be a surprise to see them continue in order to sign Semenyo.However, the Ghana international is not quite in the same class as either Gakpo or Diaz, and given we do not think he is an improvement on what Liverpool currently have, there is no need for them to get involved in this transfer scramble. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox