After Gakpo: Liverpool "preparing" £69m bid to sign Ismaïla Sarr

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Cody Gakpo started that game, assisting Isak's equaliser, but that was seemingly a parting gift. It has been widely reported on Saturday night that the Dutchman wants to leave the club and will be allowed to do so before Tuesday's deadline.

That's because, according to Khadim Diakhaté of Dsports in Senegal, Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Crystal Palace winger Ismaïla Sarr. He has only bagged more goals (8) against Aston Villa, potentially seeking to add to that when the Reds visit Villa Park in December.

He is yet to feature for Pierre Sage's side this season, underlining that he is likely to leave Selhurst. Sarr meantime is a pretty underwhelming Mohamed Salah replacement, even if he will probably suit Iraola's system and, in the short term, he will make this generally toothless attack better.