Liverpool have beaten Manchester United in the race to sign winger Cody Gakpo after agreeing a deal with PSV, the Dutch side announced on Monday.
The Dutch club said in a statement: "PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. PSV did not disclose the value of the deal, but general manager Marcel Brands said it will be a "record transfer" for the club. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364) have beaten [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in the race to sign winger [Cody Gakpo](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/249524/Cody-Gakpo) after agreeing a deal with PSV, the Dutch side announced on Monday.
Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Netherlands international forward Cody Gakpo, PSV Eindhoven have announced.
The news came on the same day the Anfield club [clinched a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa](https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2022-2023/aston-villa-v-liverpool-premier-league-live_sto9289041/story.shtml)in their Premier League clash. Premier League
The transfer fee is between £35m and £45m. A PSV statement on Monday said: "PSV and LFC have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo.
Gakpo has all the attributes required of a modern forward and after his perfect treble at the World Cup had clubs across Europe scrambling for his signature before Liverpool won the race. That mentality will have impressed his suitors as much as his league-topping tally of goals and assists. His steadily rising goals- and assists-per-90 minutes stats for his club show that extra homework is paying off. At PSV he has shone as a left winger, cutting inside. A goal in each group stage game - one with his head, one with his left foot and one with his right foot - was testament to his rapidly improving play in the final third, appetite for the big stage and versatility. Cody Gakpo's stock increased at the World Cup with three goals in five appearances before the Netherlands were knocked out by eventual winners Argentina; Man Utd had shown interest in Gakpo in the summer before pursuing a deal for Antony from Ajax
Cody Gakpo will be a Liverpool player in January. Gakpo's current club, PSV Eindhoven, published a statement on Monday evening confirming that an agreement ...
It read: "PSV and Liverpool have reached an agreement on the proposed transfer of Cody Gakpo. Cody Gakpo will be a Liverpool player in January. PSV Confirm Cody Gakpo Agreement With Liverpool Ahead Of €40m-€50m January Transfer
Liverpool are set to beat Manchester United to the £50 million ($60m) signing of PSV forward Cody Gakpo.
So if they can get it over the line, it'll be even sweeter for Klopp and Co. Crucially, he is capable of operating across the forward line, providing the kind of versatility Liverpool crave, and his age, 23, means there is room for improvement too, as there is with Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Fabio Carvalho and Diogo Jota, the club's last four attacking signings. "The 23-year-old attacker will immediately leave for England where he will undergo the necessary formalities to complete the transfer.