Big twist: David Ornstein has dropped significant "breaking" transfer news at Liverpool

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With Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool future up in the air right up until the end of the summer transfer window, journalist David Ornstein has dropped a huge update. Cody Gakpo and Manchester City have an agreement on the contract, all set already.

Ismaila Sarr is the favourite candidate.” But now, The Athletic‘s Ornstein has said that Gakpo is staying at Liverpool beyond the summer after the City rumour cooled, providing the update on X on Monday: “BREAKING: Cody Gakpo to stay at Liverpool. MCFC now fully focused on attempting to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.” Cody Gakpo staying at Liverpool: The preferred outcome?

Seeing Gakpo leave Liverpool wouldn’t have been the end of the world, but in a summer that has already seen Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson depart, losing another experienced head wouldn’t be ideal. It’s now a case of seeing if Liverpool actually sign a right winger to fully replace Salah, with Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh and Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr linked of late.