"Key stages..." - Fabrizio Romano drops big Monday morning Liverpool transfer claim

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Journalist Fabrizio Romano has provided a key update on Cody Gakpo’s Liverpool future, as Tottenham continue to be strongly linked with a move for him. “While Gakpo knows he will continue to play an important role under Andoni Iraola at Liverpool, there is a growing acceptance that he may not be viewed as a guaranteed first-choice option over the longer term.

Liverpool’s outstanding teenage talent Rio Ngumoha is firmly on course to become the club’s starting left winger, while further attacking reinforcements are also expected.” Now, Romano has taken to X to drop a new Monday morning claim on Gakpo, reiterating Bailey’s words and also saying the situation is now at a “key” point: “Tottenham plan to step up their efforts to try sign Cody Gakpo as talks will enter into key stages soon. Deal depends on LFCintentions/price as Gakpo’s not on exit list.” Do Liverpool have enough depth without Cody Gakpo?

But Liverpool must be certain that they have enough wide depth without Gakpo, especially as Mohamed Salah has also departed, with Victor Munoz and Rio Ngumoha good options on the left wing. Ultimately, it would be no bad thing if Gakpo stayed at Liverpool, but he feels like an expendable figure whose value is only likely to dip from this point on.