Liverpool would consider selling Cody Gakpo for a fee in the region of £70 million if a suitable offer arrives, sources said, opening the possibility of a summer exit for the forward.
The number — roughly £70m — is the clearest detail to emerge from a swirl of transfer speculation that has intensified over the past 24 hours; it turns general rumour into a concrete market figure that interested clubs can respond to.
Gakpo, who is under contract until 2030, has been linked with AC Milan and was close to joining Bayern Munich last summer, when Liverpool chose to move other pieces around the squad instead.
The immediate consequence of any sale would be a depleted senior attacking corps. The club could otherwise start the 2025–26 season with 17‑year‑old Rio Ngumoha listed as the only established first‑team winger and Alexander Isak as the only senior striker available, while Hugo Ekitike is likely to be absent until 2027.
That thinness in numbers follows a summer in which Liverpool sold Luis Diaz and Darwin Nuñez without fully replacing their output, a problem the club faces under a new manager and one that makes the prospect of moving a fit forward notable rather than routine.
The reports have also attracted transfer interest: Tottenham are understood to be preparing a big bid, with industry figures saying the claim holds weight while remaining anonymous; AC Milan has been mentioned among potential suitors as well.
There is a friction point between the market chatter and the club line. Over the same summer window, TalkSport’s Ben Jacobs said Gakpo has not asked to leave and that Liverpool are not actively trying to sell him. Jacobs added the club would not be unwilling to sanction a sale if the right fee — the £70m figure now in circulation — materialises.
That balances two facts: Liverpool are not on a mission to move Gakpo, yet they have set a price at which they would consider doing so. The difference matters for negotiating timetables and for clubs that must decide whether to convert interest into formal offers rather than speculative talk.
The next step is practical and narrow: will any club submit a formal offer near £70m? If Tottenham or another suitor tables a bid at that level, Liverpool must choose between keeping a contracted player and realizing a large fee that would force them to reinvest in attacking options before the 2025–26 season begins.
Until a bid arrives, the most consequential unanswered question is not whether Gakpo wants away, but whether a purchaser values him at the figure Liverpool have effectively priced into the market.
