Liverpool’s surprising response to rumours that Cody Gakpo could leave and be replaced by Bradley Barcola

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Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Liverpool’s new position on selling Curtis Jones proves Richard Hughes will repeat frustrating mistake“I said surely there’s no chance Gakpo’s on the way this summer, they’ve got so much to do already. The answer I got back was kind of ‘hmm, nah, we could sell him.’ I really didn’t expect that personally, I thought Liverpool would just totally acknowledge that he’s got his flaws but give him one more season, see where he’s up to and what they can get out of him from a new manager.

Credit: MAURICE VAN STEEN/ANP/Getty Images “At the moment the player’s focus is on the World Cup as I understand it, but maybe when he comes back there’s a real chance for him to go. So, if that happens we could be saying goodbye to Gakpo.”Barcola replacing Gakpo is ‘feasible’Lynch was also asked to comment on recent claims from Fabrizio Romano that Liverpool are still keen to sign Bradley Barcola, even as they engage in active discussions over Yan Diomande.And according to him, there is a ‘feasible’ chance that if Gakpo goes, the Frenchman could be the player Liverpool look to replace him with.“For me that feels very feasible,” he said.

He’s got to pick them [Liverpool].” Barcola vs Diomande! I would watch that one, it feels like it’s not taking too huge a leap to say it’s a possibility to see Gakpo going and Barcola coming in.”If Liverpool can get Diomande and Barcola through the door as replacements for Mohamed Salah and Gakpo, fans will already be feeling a whole lot more positive about the upcoming season.