Liverpool engaged on a transfer to signal £87m Gakpo improve who’s “Mbappe-like”

Liverpool ahead Cody Gakpo supplied an excellent help for Mohamed Salah’s aim within the Merseyside derby within the Premier League towards Everton final weekend.

The Netherlands worldwide has not been notably spectacular all through the 2025/26 marketing campaign, however there is no such thing as a denying that his move for Salah’s strike was chic.

It was his second help in as many Premier League matches, having additionally assisted the Egypt worldwide towards Fulham, and the winger is as much as six for the season in all competitions.

Gakpo, although, has not scored in his final 13 appearances for membership and nation mixed and is but to achieve ten objectives or ten assists in all competitions, regardless of enjoying 47 instances for the Reds.

The Dutchman has not supplied constant high quality on the high finish of the pitch for Arne Slot, which may see his place within the beginning line-up put beneath strain this summer season.

Liverpool engaged on deal to signal Serie A star

The summer season window is just not too distant now and Liverpool are already taking a look at gamers who may are available to bolster their squad to compete for the Premier League trophy subsequent time period.

Gakpo’s underwhelming type within the last third for the Reds throughout all competitions within the 2025/26 marketing campaign signifies that the membership could look to improve on him within the low season.

Based on SportsBoom, one of many attackers Liverpool have their eye on forward of the summer season switch window is Juventus winger Kenan Yildiz.

The report claims that the Reds are engaged on a deal to signal the Turkey worldwide in a transfer that might see a participant going the opposite means together with a switch payment, though no particular participant is talked about.

It provides that Juventus should not keen to hearken to any presents that go under £87m in the summertime, which signifies that Liverpool should pay severe cash or ‘swap’ one in every of their invaluable belongings to deliver the ahead to Anfield.

SportsBoom additionally reveals that Manchester United and groups from London within the Premier League are additionally thinking about signing Yildiz, probably making a fierce race for his signature.

How Kenan Yildiz could be a Cody Gakpo improve for Liverpool

As aforementioned, Gakpo has underwhelmed at Anfield this season as a result of he has not supplied a constant menace as a scorer or as a creator of objectives within the Premier League.

Yildiz, nonetheless, has been a constant scorer and creator within the Serie A for Juventus this time period, rating extremely amongst gamers within the league for key passes and ‘huge probabilities’ created.

Most in 25/26 Serie A
Key passes	Huge probabilities created
Federico Dimarco (86)	Federico Dimarco (30)
Kenan Yildiz (71)	Charles De Ketelaere (17)
Nicolo Barella (67)	Kenan Yildiz (15)
Sebastiano Esposito (59)	Nicolo Barella (14)
Juam Miranda (59)	Nico Paz (11)

Solely Federico Dimarco, of Inter, has created extra probabilities within the Serie A this season than the Turkish expertise, while Cody Gakpo ranks 14th within the Premier League for ‘huge probabilities’ created (ten) and ninth for key passes (49).

In addition to being an distinctive inventive menace on the left flank, Yildiz has scored ten objectives from 7.83 xG within the league, solely lacking three ‘huge probabilities’ in complete.

Gakpo has solely scored six objectives from 7.18 xG within the Premier League for Liverpool, lacking six ‘huge probabilities’, which means that the £87m-rated Serie A star would additionally supply extra to the Reds as a medical finisher.

Yildiz, who author Danny Corcoran claimed has “[Kylian] Mbappe-like capacity“, is a mercurial expertise who possesses the flexibility to attain objectives and create probabilities at a powerful fee, reducing in on his proper foot from the left flank, as evidenced by his type for Juventus this season.

Gakpo, sadly, has not supplied as a lot consistency in his play as a scorer or as a creator of objectives for Slot, which can be why the membership at the moment are engaged on a possible deal to deliver the Turkey worldwide to Anfield in the summertime.

The 20-year-old expertise may arrive on Merseyside as an enormous improve on the Dutchman as a result of he may win extra video games for Liverpool by scoring extra objectives and creating extra probabilities for his teammates, if he can adapt to the Premier League.

That’s the reason Richard Hughes and Slot should now push to achieve an settlement to signal the Serie A celebrity within the upcoming summer season switch window.