Izuchukwu Okosi
Dutch Eredevisie side PSV Eindhoven on Monday evening (Boxing day) confirmed on their club website that they have agreed a deal with Premier League giants Liverpool over forward Cody Gakpo.
The Reds have been in advanced talks to sign the versatile player who is of Togolese descent after the club accelerated their interest over the last 48 hours.
The ECHO understands the initial fee will be around the £37m figure with add-ons likely to take the deal well past the £40m mark.
Manchester United and Real Madrid had been linked with a move for the Netherlands international Gakpo, over the past few months. It’s thought the interest from other clubs has prompted Liverpool to make their move for Gakpo ahead of the January transfer window.
Now PSV have issued a statement on the website confirming an agreement has been reached with Liverpool.
“PSV and Liverpool FC have reached an agreement on the upcoming transfer of Cody Gakpo,” the statement read.
“The 23-year-old attacker will immediately leave for England where he will undergo the necessary formalities to complete the transfer.
“Both clubs are not making any announcements about the transfer fee.”
The statement then includes a quote from PSV chief Marcel Brands, who confirmed that the deal is a club-record fee received by the Dutch club.
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“But this is a record transfer for PSV,” Brands, a former Everton director of football, is quoted as saying by media outfits in England.
Gakpo played a huge important role in the Dutch team’s run in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar where the Oranje reached the quarterfinals stage.
The technically gifted forward is now expected to travel to Anfield in the coming days to put pen to paper after undergoing the mandatory medical tests amd agreeing personal terms.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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