Manchester City Initiates Talks to Acquire Cody Gakpo from Liverpool

Manchester City has started discussions with Liverpool to secure the transfer of forward Cody Gakpo. This development comes as Liverpool evaluates its situation late in the transfer window.

Reports indicate that talks are progressing in favor of Manchester City, which had previously allowed wide forwards Savio and Omar Marmoush to join Tottenham. Meanwhile, Liverpool is on the verge of signing winger Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for a deal potentially worth up to £123 million.

City's current squad options have been affected by the absence of Jack Grealish, who is attracting interest from Everton and Sunderland. Liverpool's manager Andoni Iraola has remained non-committal about Gakpo's future following a recent match against Nottingham Forest.