{"id":14573,"date":"2026-08-05T09:49:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/?p=14573"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:49:36","slug":"tottenham-leads-72-million-race-for-liverpools-cody-gakpo-as-reds-target-barcola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/tottenham-leads-72-million-race-for-liverpools-cody-gakpo-as-reds-target-barcola\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Leads \u00a372 Million Race for Liverpool&#8217;s Cody Gakpo as Reds Target Barcola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/02\/chelsea-prepare-70m-bid-for-bournemouth-midfielder-alex-scott\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Chelsea Prepare \u00a370m Bid for Bournemouth Midfielder Alex Scott\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> has emerged as the frontrunner to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/04\/arsenal-and-chelsea-target-lille-forward-matias-fernandez-pardo-in-30-million-transfer-battle\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Arsenal and Chelsea Target Lille Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo in \u00a330 Million Transfer Battle\">Liverpool<\/a> attacker Cody Gakpo, with the Merseyside club prepared to consider offers of around \u00a372 million for the Dutch international, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a372 million asking price for the 27-year-old has been benchmarked against the fee paid by Barcelona for winger Anthony Gordon earlier this summer, as reported by Anfield Watch. Liverpool\u2019s willingness to sanction Gakpo\u2019s departure comes as the club identifies <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/04\/neymar-signals-potential-retirement-as-santos-contract-nears-december-expiry\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Neymar Signals Potential Retirement as Santos Contract Nears December Expiry\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> winger <a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/04\/arsenal-and-chelsea-target-lille-forward-matias-fernandez-pardo-in-30-million-transfer-battle\/\" class=\"auto-internal-link\" title=\"Arsenal and Chelsea Target Lille Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo in \u00a330 Million Transfer Battle\">Bradley Barcola<\/a> as its primary summer target, a potential transfer that could demand a club-record investment.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs have positioned themselves as the top contender for Gakpo\u2019s signature following reporting from Paul O\u2019Keefe. The move aligns with head coach Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s priorities to finalize Tottenham&#8217;s attack by bringing in a natural left winger and a central forward, having already overhauled the squad&#8217;s midfield and defensive ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Gakpo recorded nine goals and six assists in all competitions for Liverpool last season, though his tenure at Anfield has been marked by positional rotation between the central striker role and the left flank. Under De Zerbi, the Netherlands international\u2014who impressed operating on the wing at the World Cup\u2014would be slated for a consistent starting role on Tottenham&#8217;s left side to maximize his aerial strength and direct cutting runs.<\/p>\n<p>A potential hurdle remains Tottenham\u2019s inability to offer Champions League football next season, which could influence Gakpo\u2019s willingness to depart Anfield despite the prospect of a guaranteed starting place in North London.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-news-box\">\n<h3 class=\"related-news-title\">Read also:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"related_news_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/chelsea-nearing-agreement-for-rayo-vallecano-left-back-pep-chavarria\/\">Chelsea Nearing Agreement for Rayo Vallecano Left-Back Pep Chavarria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/05\/ipswich-town-sign-burnley-midfielder-florentino-luis-for-16-million\/\">Ipswich Town Sign Burnley Midfielder Florentino Luis for \u00a316 Million<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/2026\/08\/04\/arsenal-and-chelsea-target-lille-forward-matias-fernandez-pardo-in-30-million-transfer-battle\/\">Arsenal and Chelsea Target Lille Forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo in \u00a330 Million Transfer Battle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON \u2014 Tottenham Hotspur has emerged as the frontrunner to sign Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo, with the Merseyside club prepared to consider offers of around \u00a372 million for the Dutch international, according to reports. The \u00a372 million asking price for the 27-year-old has been benchmarked against the fee paid by Barcelona for winger Anthony Gordon &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[17206,3350,1879,15555,242,656,17205,243,1379,292],"class_list":["post-14573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-anfield-watch","tag-anthony-gordon","tag-bradley-barcola","tag-cody-gakpo","tag-liverpool","tag-paris-saint-germain","tag-paul-okeefe","tag-premier-league","tag-roberto-de-zerbi","tag-tottenham-hotspur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14573"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14576,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14573\/revisions\/14576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nile1.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}