Cody Gakpo will be eligible to make his club debut on Saturday during Liverpool’s FA Cup third-round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers, according to manager Jurgen Klopp.
The Netherlands international’s £37m transfer from PSV Eindhoven has officially been finalized after the transfer’s formalities were wrapped up on Tuesday.
Gakpo’s transfer at Anfield was made official on Boxing Day, and since then, he has witnessed the Reds beat Leicester City 2-1 before losing to Brentford 3-1. Gakpo would have been eligible to make his first appearance for Liverpool in the latter game on January 2, but the relevant paperwork was not completed in time.
However, the 23-year-old is now widely expected to earn his first minutes in Saturday’s game, and Klopp has affirmed that he will be involved in some capacity.
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Klopp stopped short of confirming whether Gakpo would be named in the first XI or on the bench, though, telling liverpoolfc.com: “Yes, he is in contention. He will be involved in the squad, of course.
“How exactly we will have to decide in the next few hours, but that’s fine. First impressions of him are brilliant.
“With all these things, injured strikers and stuff like this. Then, you see a guy who is obviously a natural footballer on the pitch and knows where the goal is. It is a lift for everybody. So, that’s cool and somehow he will be involved, definitely.”
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Elaborating on his previous comments in Friday’s press conference, Klopp hailed Gakpo as a “joy to watch” and believes that the attacker’s signing arrived at the “perfect moment” for his club.
“Cody has been in for two training days. It is really nice to have him, with our striker situation; he is a joy to watch. He is natural in the offensive part of the game and knows where the goal is,” Klopp said.
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