Fabrizio Romano claims Liverpool’s ‘favourite candidate’ to replace Gakpo wants Anfield move

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Fabrizio Romano has named Liverpool’s ‘favourite candidate’ for their next wide attacking signing if Cody Gakpo were to leave Anfield.The Dutch winger has reportedly decided to join Manchester City (The Athletic), with the Italian transfer reporter claiming over the weekend that Enzo Maresca’s side are ‘set to bid’ £85m for the Reds’ number 18.The Merseysiders are set to clinch the marquee addition of Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain and could potentially bring in another winger before the Tuesday night transfer deadline.Romano: Liverpool want Sarr as Gakpo replacementIn a video on his eponymous YouTube channel in the early hours of Monday morning, Romano reaffirmed that Gakpo and Man City have an agreement in place, but the deal would only be sanctioned by Liverpool if they sign another wide attacker.The reporter claimed that Ismaila Sarr is the Reds’ ‘favourite candidate’ in that regard and made a £50m bid for him in recent days, but it was turned down by Crystal Palace, who are ‘still saying no’ to selling the Senegalese winger.Romano added that the 28-year-old ‘wants the move’ to Anfield, but it’ll only materialise if a deal can be struck between the two clubs.(Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWe’d rather keep Gakpo than sell him to make way for SarrSupporters of the various clubs involved should stand by for a prospective domino effect in the final 36 hours of the transfer window.Will Liverpool come forward with a strong enough bid for Sarr to persuade Palace to sell?

Would the Eagles have to bring in a winger first before giving the green light to a move to Anfield for the Senegal forward?If the Reds can get the 28-year-old over the line before 11pm on Tuesday night, would they then sanction an exit to Man City for Gakpo? It very much feels as though one prospective transfer is contingent on the fate of another.If it were up to us at Empire of the Kop, none of the potential deals would go through and the Dutch winger would remain at Anfield where he belongs, having started the season in fine fashion with a goal against Newcastle and a superb assist against Nottingham Forest.However, if each of the proposed transfers come off, Andoni Iraola would be looking to Sarr to hit the ground running at Liverpool and help to ensure that any sale of our number 18 wouldn’t become a cause of lasting regret on Merseyside.Stand by for all sorts of potential plot twists between now and 11pm tomorrow night!