MANCHESTER, England: He was one of the standout performers at the World Cup and now PSV Eindhoven forward Cody Gakpo appears set to kick off the January transfer window with a move to Liverpool.
PSV announced on Monday that it had agreed an undisclosed fee for the Netherlands international. “The 23-year-old attacker will leave for England imminently where he will be subjected to the necessary formalities ahead of the completion of the transfer,” it said in a statement.
Marcel Brands, PSV’s general manager, described the deal as a “record transfer” for the club. Liverpool have yet to confirm the deal.
The window does not officially open until Jan. 1 and confirmation of the proposed transfer came as a surprise given that Manchester United were most recently linked with a move for Gakpo.