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Cody Gakpo (left) and Virgil van Dijk. (AFP Photograph)
Cody Gakpo’s switch shall be formally accomplished initially of the January switch window and he shall be eligible to make his debut in opposition to Brentford on January 2
Dutch ahead Cody Gakpo mentioned he was persuaded to affix Liverpool by Netherlands skipper Virgil van Dijk, who additionally performs on the Premier League membership.
Gakpo, who scored three objectives on the World Cup earlier than the Dutch went out within the quarter-finals to eventual champions Argentina, joined Liverpool from PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday for a reported preliminary payment of 37 million kilos ($44.56 million).
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British media reported Manchester United had been additionally chasing the participant earlier than Liverpool sealed the deal and Gakpo informed the membership’s web site that Van Dijk had performed an enormous half in his choice to maneuver to Anfield.
“What he informed me was that that is the appropriate transfer for me to make and for me to develop and to turn into a greater participant, that the membership is a very massive and big membership but additionally like an actual household,” Gakpo mentioned.
“I feel that’s additionally crucial for me as a result of I’m a household man. He mentioned solely good issues. I’m additionally completely happy that he’s right here, so he may help me with some stuff.”
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Gakpo’s switch shall be formally accomplished initially of the January switch window and he shall be eligible to make his debut in opposition to Brentford on Jan. 2.
Liverpool, who’re sixth within the league with 25 factors from 15 matches, tackle Leicester Metropolis on Friday.
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