Cody Gakpo admits to Liverpool transfer worry after missing out on move

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Lifting the lid on how he found about the move to Anfield, Gakpo told Discovery Plus: “I was in Dubai and my brother and my agent called me. They said there was serious interest from Liverpool, and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, amazing, that’s good’.

“It went pretty fast, but I knew it was the right move because I was calm on the inside, that was a sign from God that it was the right move.” Cody Gakpo joined Liverpool from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023 (Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) The club involved in the collapse is likely to have been Manchester United, with Gakpo also revealing how he had come close to making the move to Old Trafford just months before he joined Liverpool. It was deadline day I guess yeah,” Gakpo said.

So I couldn’t go there anymore.” Gakpo’s comments come after former United coach Benni McCarthy confirmed the Red Devils had come close to signing Gakpo, only for the club to then decide against the move. “I think we were so close to getting him.