Tottenham have been handed some encouragement in the window, with Liverpool having reached a verbal agreement to sign Bradley Barcola.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the Reds are set to exchange documents in the next 24 hours.
With Spurs’ hopes of landing Cody Gakpo this summer reportedly tied to the arrival of one (perhaps even two) forwards ahead of the September 1 deadline, the Dutchman may yet be inching towards the exit door.
Bradley Barcola transfer may pave the way for Cody Gakpo exit
Graeme Bailey at TEAMtalk notes that Andoni Iraola is understood to be “reluctant” to allow the Dutch international to leave in the current window.
🚨💣 BREAKING: Liverpool reach verbal agreement to sign Bradley Barcola, HERE WE GO! 🔴
Initial fee worth £100m plus add-ons — up to €140m possible total package for PSG.
Documents to be exchanged in 24 hours.#LFC get their top target: never in doubt and now done. pic.twitter.com/ruDJAbIhtK
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 27, 2026
An understandable position, if Liverpool only intend to add a right-sided winger to their setup and neglect the need for a backup striker.
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However, reporting from Sky Sports indicates that the Merseysiders would prefer to add a third body to their forward line this summer, which would then surely allow Gakpo to depart in the same window.
Liverpool could receive a big payday
If we’re comparing the potential sale of Cody Gakpo to Manchester City’s recent £85m package deal with Tottenham for Savio, you’d have to argue that the former should be in a similar ballpark.
The former PSV star has far more readily demonstrated his suitability for life in the English top-flight.
Not to mention the fact that he’s proven more than competitive when paired with a fellow left-winger he can rotate alongside.
The argument for keeping Gakpo at Liverpool
We’d be far from comfortable parting ways with a player Iraola appreciates as a possible option for the number nine position.
We have to accept that Alexander Isak cannot be relied upon for every single game this season – particularly not if we intend to challenge on all four fronts.
There’s going to be a need for rotation, and the answer can’t simply be to allow Liverpool’s goal threat to nosedive off a cliff when the Sweden international is being rested.
Not to suggest that Cody Gakpo is necessarily the perfect answer here, but if we’re not intending to find a solution in the market, he’s probably the best answer we’ve got at this point in time.
At long last we can breath free from other teams supporters saying we don’t have money please let’s keep Gody and go for Alex now then in January we go for Rayan then our Frontline is done then we bring back Jarrell and try to get a no 2 to help Conor remember Ndukwe is coming back promote Ndiaye bring Samu Martinez up then we will be balanced YNWA
Lfc has £125 million striker and £100 midfielder and still have problem and add £120+ million LW
Stupid. YNWA
Next to remove v dyke to slow getting older need a defensive midfielder asp
We were Never going to get Barcola for less than 120 million, the same transfer fee that Real Madrid paid for Diomande. So why has it taken months to get it done.
Time will tell whether Barcola is an upgrade from Gakpo, he won’t be on Diaz.
Have any of these expensive signings been successful from Richard Hughes.
Wirtz 116 million
Isak 130 million
Barcola 120 million
366 million spent and we don’t have any decent full backs, no replacement for Salah, no defensive midfielder and if Isak gets injured no striker.
Part of the job of sporting director is communicate with the manager on where the team needs strengthening the most.
This is the biggest failure of Richard Hughes.
If your house is sinking from poor foundation’s you don’t then spend a fortune on a new roof.
366 million on marquee players yet all the weaknesses from last season are still there.
You couldn’t make it up.
Lamine camaraderie, go get him, make it a decent window plus mbaye. Our transfer team have been in hibernation and then had a 6 week holiday. Come on give us something to bite into then areola do his job with the proper tools.
Let keep gakpo and we will sell him in 2-3 years later.
we sell trent,quansah,diaz,nunez but we regret it of selling them now gakpo
Good
No need of a sale.keep him and also get mbeye.
Am delighted to have Barcola at Liverpool, please I will like FSG to keep Gakpo for one more season before considering if he will be sold or not. I said this because of what happened to us last season through injuries. The only place am suggesting for a little touch is the defensive midfielder who can also play as a right winger.
Simple as always give a less attack minded dm a More Better Rw than those fucks you recently bid on sign a Capable rw FSG we just got invested on by bezos c’mon put those billions to GOOD USE