Not just Spurs: Liverpool could soon have another club to fear in Cody Gakpo transfer race

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According to reports from Netherlands, Liverpool may have more than one club to worry about in the race to sign Cody Gakpo this summer.The 27-year-old has been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur over the past few weeks, with the north London club reportedly viewing him as a ‘serious option’ to reinforce their attack.Spurs are on the cusp of doing just that with an imminent double raid on Manchester City for Savinho and Omar Marmoush (Sky Sports), although it seems that they haven’t abandoned their attempts to sign the Dutchman either.Man City could rival Spurs in the race to sign GakpoAs reported by Soccernews.nl, Roberto De Zerbi’s side are preparing to submit another bid for Gakpo after their opening offer of roughly €60m (£51.3m) was rejected by Liverpool, with the Italian head coach said to be pushing for the hierarchy to sign the forward.However, Man City are claimed to have informed the player that they’re interested in him, although there’s been no formal contact between the two northwestern clubs (though that could change in the coming days).Anfield chiefs have taken a ‘clear stance’ on the 27-year-old, for whom they’d only be prepared to entertain a departure if a ‘very attractive’ offer is tabled and they manage to sign an attacker themselves before next Tuesday’s deadline.(Photo by Molly Darlington/Getty Images)Liverpool can’t afford to sell Gakpo, especially to a domestic rivalIf (as seems likely) Spurs complete the double signing of Savinho and Marmoush, could we then see something of a merry-go-round with Man City offsetting those exits by snapping up Gakpo from Liverpool?When the Reds’ prospective deals for Bradley Barcola and/or Yankuba Minteh are factored in as well, it certainly carries the feel of a late-window transfer domino effect, with the fate of one transfer potentially having a knock-on effect on multiple other moves.From an LFC perspective, there’s simply no way that the club should consider offloading the Dutchman unless another attacker comes in, and even then we’d much rather not see our number 18 leave the building, especially for a Premier League rival.The 27-year-old showed his importance to Liverpool again on Sunday by netting superbly in the 2-2 draw at Newcastle, and he’s looked much sharper in recent weeks than he did during a difficult 2025/26 campaign.James Pearce and Ian Doyle have both implored FSG not to sell Gakpo in the final few days of the transfer window, and we’d agree with the two journalists in that regard.Speculation over the Dutch winger’s future could persist right up to the 11pm deadline next Tuesday, but hopefully when the market shuts, he’ll still call Anfield home.