Reported Liverpool target has admitted that he’s spoken to Cody Gakpo about life on Merseyside. Branthwaite and Gakpo were teammates for half a season at PSV Eindhoven, with the latter joining Liverpool in January. If reports are to be believed, Everton-owned Branthwaite could be joining him next season. And sitting down with to discuss his time over in the Netherlands, the young defender says Gakpo has turned to him for advice. “I spoke to Cody a few times when he first signed [for Liverpool].
It seems Cody quickly got to grips with the city – he’s now starting to thrive at Anfield.
With his old mate Gakpo reporting back on life on the red side of the city, maybe Branthwaite will be tempted to join him.