Liverpool have unveiled new signing Cody Gakpo after reaching an agreement PSV Eindhoven, subject to a work permit.
The Netherlands international will officially become a Liverpool player at the start of the January transfer window after agreeing personal terms and completing a medical.
Gakpo was the Dutch league leading scorer and assister with nine and 12 respectively.
“I feel really good, I’m really excited to be here. I’m looking forward to start training and start playing for this amazing club,” Gakpo said after he was unveiled.
“I think this is a great club for me to come in and try to show what I can [do] and try to help the team to achieve more beautiful moments that they already did in the past years.
“I feel really good, I’m really excited to be here. I’m looking forward to start training and start playing for this amazing club.”
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“I think for me personally it’s also good to develop here and there’s a lot of great players here [who] I can learn a lot of things from.”
Gakpo who will wear the No.18 jersey at Liverpool, added that, “I’m really looking forward to [playing at Anfield]. I heard a lot of great stories about the stadium, about the atmosphere. I cannot wait.
“Obviously [my aim is] to win as many prizes as we can as a team, to perform well, to show the world what we can do as a team and what I can do as a player. And personally, just to keep developing and become a better player every season.
“I’m really thankful that everybody is giving me such a warm welcome and I’m really looking forward to seeing everybody in the stadium and around the city.”
