Cody Gakpo asking price revealed as Tottenham switch mooted

Cody Gakpo has been unbelievably bad for Liverpool this season.

Last term, he contributed to 25-goals during their Premier League-winning campaign but, after Arne Slot changed his system, neither Gakpo nor Mohamed Salah had their strengths played to.

This resulted in a lack of output from the duo but, even then, Salah still managed to get over 20 goal contributions.

Gakpo was the polar opposite of this. Whether he was used as a striker or a winger, nothing clicked which has resulted in rumours about his future floating around.

And now, how much the Reds would likely demand for the attacker has been revealed.

Liverpool want £70 million for Cody Gakpo this summer

As you can probably tell, Liverpool's attack is one of the main areas that they need to upgrade this summer.

Salah has left and, even before the Egyptian King chose to exit, it still felt like the Reds were an attacker short, especially since Slot didn't trust Federico Chiesa whatsoever.

However, in order for them to sign some new players, they need to move some of their own on and, with how bad Gakpo's form has been, it wouldn't be surprising to see Andoni Iraola and Richard Hughes let him go.

That is, especially if they can get as much as Ben Jacobs is reporting that Liverpool want for him.

"Cody Gakpo hasn’t told Liverpool directly he wants to leave," he wrote via his personal X account.

"However, there has been recent interest in Gakpo from Italy, and Bayern from last summer.

"Liverpool not actively looking to sell and have noted the fee on Anthony Gordon’s £70m Barcelona move, which would inform their valuation. Gakpo is well contracted until 2030.

"Liverpool also have no plans to keep Mo Salah despite comments from Egyptian goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shenawy that 'things could change.'"

Cody Gakpo could do with a new environment

Even though Gakpo's performance levels have been impressive at times, they've dropped drastically over the last year or so.

And, because of this, Liverpool's fanbase are starting to lose their patience with him which is far from ideal for anyone.

£70 million is a lot of money and, since the Reds are being quoted at least £60 million for most of their targets, Gakpo's sale could be a massive boost in the right direction.

A change of clubs could also help the Dutchman re-find his best form and, since Tottenham have narrowly avoided relegation for the last two seasons in a row, anything is better than what they currently have.

This, coupled with the fact that Andy Robertson now plays for Spurs makes Tottenham a viable move for Gakpo, especially since Roberto De Zerbi is keen on bringing the attacker in.

There's obviously no knowing what Hughes and Iraola will do this summer but, if Gakpo is moved on, most Liverpool fans would be rather pleased, especially for £70 million.

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