Arne Slot told to re-sign 11-goal forward who is 'better' than Cody Gakpo for Liverpool

Arne Slot has been urged to reunited with Igor Paixao at Liverpool, having originally signed the Brazilian winger for Feyenoord

Former Feyenoord manager Rob Jacobs has urged Liverpool to sign Igor Paixao, insisting he would be an upgrade on Cody Gakpo. Arne Slot signed the Brazilian for the Dutch outfit in August 2022, and he has emerged as one of their most important players.

The 24-year-old has returned 11 goals and 15 assists from 38 appearances for Feyenoord this season, taking his overall total for the club to 32 goals and 25 assists from 120 outings.

He has been loosely linked with a move to Liverpool in the past in a switch that would see him reunite with Slot at Anfield.

And Jacobs, who is both a former Feyenoord player and spent the 1988/89 season in charge of the club, insists Paixao would make the Reds stronger.

And he even went as far as to suggest the Brazilian left-winger is a better player than Gakpo, who has scored a career-best 16 goals for Liverpool so far this season.

“Then I’ll go for Paixao. I really think he makes Liverpool stronger,” he told 1908.nl. “Arne Slot should also enjoy his development.

“Gakpo is of course also a fantastic player and is doing well at Liverpool, but I think Paixao is better.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if Liverpool would report to Feyenoord. Hey, €40 million or €50 million? They don’t make a fuss about that in England.

“He is getting better every day. Incredibly goal-oriented, he is the most dangerous man at Feyenoord. Really nothing but praise, he scores magnificent goals.

"It's not normal how he kicks that ball in! That's how you punish a mistake. Pure class. He was not in the pre-selection of Brazil for nothing, that is quite an elite club."