Manchester City and Liverpool in Talks Over Cody Gakpo Transfer

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Manchester City and Liverpool in Talks Over Cody Gakpo Transfer
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  1. Liverpool are on the verge of signing Bradley Barcola from PSG for £106m rising to £123m.

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    NDTV Sports

    Liverpool Agree Deal With PSG For Bradley Barcola, Fee More Than 100 Million Pounds: Report File image of Bradley Barcola

    ESPN

    Is Liverpool's top transfer target Barcola the replacement they need for Salah? Liverpool could spend up to €140 million in their deal for PSG winger Bradley Barcola, so is he the man to replace Mohamed Salah long term?

  2. Saturday 29 August 2026 21:10, UK Manchester City have opened talks with Liverpool to sign Cody Gakpo.

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    BBC Sport

    Published Manchester City have opened talks with Liverpool about signing attacker Cody Gakpo.

  3. City made formal contact with Liverpool over a move on Saturday evening. Gakpo's potential exit comes after Liverpool agreed to sign Paris St-Germain winger Bradley Barcola in a deal worth up to £123m.

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    Sky Sports

    Liverpool are set to sign Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain before Tuesday's deadline, while Victor Munoz arrived from Osasuna earlier this summer. Spurs also targeted Gakpo in this window before signing Savio and Marmoush.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Latest transfer news and headlines include: Chelsea could sign Monaco's Lamine Camara imminently; Nottingham Forest lead race for Tottenham's Pape Matar Sarr; Brentford show late interest in Archie Gray; Sunderland enquire about Lyon's Malick Fofana and look at Levante star Karl Etta Eyong

  2. 02 BBC Sport

    The Netherlands forward's future is set to become one of the key storylines heading into the final three days of the transfer window.

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Original Articles (5)

US Is Liverpool's top transfer target Barcola the replacement they need for Salah? — ESPN
India Liverpool Agree Deal With PSG For Bradley Barcola, Fee More Than 100 Million Pounds: Report — NDTV Sports
UK Papers: Liverpool continue talks to sign Crystal Palace winger Sarr — Sky Sports
UK Cody Gakpo transfer news: Man City open talks to sign Liverpool forward — Sky Sports
UK Man City open talks with Liverpool over Gakpo — BBC Sport