According to The Athletic, Liverpool has rejected Manchester City's offer of up to £80 million for Cody Gakpo, and the 27-year-old winger is expected to remain at the club.

The winger had previously hoped to join Enzo Maresca's team, but Barcola has already joined Anfield from Paris Saint-Germain.

Manchester City's proposal included a fixed transfer fee of £75 million with an additional £5 million in add-ons, but the deal was rejected. All parties have now directly communicated to confirm the transfer will not happen. Manchester City is now focusing its efforts on signing Chelsea's Enzo Fernández, a player they have been interested in throughout the summer.

The Athletic reported on Saturday that Gakpo had already decided to join Manchester City at that time, and negotiations were underway among the relevant parties to reach an agreement. He previously rejected an opportunity to join Tottenham, after which Tottenham agreed to sign Everton forward Ndiye.

Cody Gakpo started in Liverpool's first two Premier League matches this season, scoring in the 2-2 draw against Newcastle United and providing an assist in Saturday's 2-2 home draw against Nottingham Forest.

This news came after Liverpool completed the signing of Barcola for a total transfer fee of £101 million with additional options worth up to £17 million.

Cody Gakpo signed a five-year contract extension with Liverpool in August 2025. Prior to that, he appeared in 49 matches during Liverpool's title-winning 2024-25 season, recording 18 goals and 7 assists. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk also expressed hope after Saturday's draw with Forest that the club would keep Gakpo.

"He's a brilliant player. We think we should keep brilliant players," Van Dijk said. "Let's see what happens in the coming days. I hope he stays because he's not just a brilliant player but also my friend. He's very important to us."

The Athletic reported on August 24 that Manchester City was interested in signing Gakpo, after which Manchester City forwards Marmouche and Savinho both transferred to Tottenham. Manchester City also agreed to sign winger Alan Elias from Palmeiras for €40 million (approximately £34 million, $46 million).

Cody Gakpo has had an inconsistent start to the 2025-26 season. He showed good form early on but has scored only 3 goals since early this year. However, he has appeared in every match and frequently started.

In this summer's Copa América, he appeared in 4 matches and scored 3 goals, but his team was eliminated in the round of 32 on penalties against Morocco. A few days ago, his partner Noah revealed she had suffered a miscarriage, but he said he was still available to start.

Liverpool signed Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven in December 2022 for an initial fee of £37 million (rising to £44 million with add-ons). He quickly established himself at Anfield, appearing in 21 Premier League matches in the second half of that season and recording 7 goals.

To date, Cody Gakpo has appeared in 180 matches for the Merseyside club, recording 50 goals and 23 assists.

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