Pundit Jamie Carragher feels that Cody Gakpo simply hasn’t shown anywhere near enough since joining Liverpool nearly a year ago.
The January transfer window is fast approaching and Liverpool may be in the market for signings.
A centre back is likely to be on the radar for the Reds, who will be weighing up whether to move in January or wait until the summer.
Liverpool did strike a big deal in the last January window, but whether that has been a success is up for debate…
Jamie Carragher unsure about Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo
Liverpool pounced on Boxing Day last year, agreeing a deal worth £37million rising to £50million to sign Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven.
Gakpo had dazzled for the Netherlands at the World Cup and was attracting major interest from other Premier League clubs.
Liverpool won the race but Gakpo has blown hot and cold since moving to Anfield.
The 24-year-old ended last season with seven goals in 17 Premier League games, a pretty encouraging start after arriving from the Eredivisie.
This term has been much trickier with Gakpo managing just two goals in 16 Premier League outings.
Gakpo’s decision-making against Manchester United was rather disappointing and he didn’t offer much in his start against Arsenal on Saturday.
The Dutchman managed just five accurate passes, two key passes and three successful aerial duels whilst being dispossessed three times.
Gakpo didn’t manage a shot on target and, worryingly for Liverpool, he has only managed two shots on target in his last nine Premier League outings.
Pundit Jamie Carragher has now offered his view, telling The Gary Neville Podcast that Gakpo has shown ‘nowhere near enough’ in nearly 12 months at Anfield.
Carragher feels that Gakpo has shown ‘flashes’ but needs to do much more in order to justify his move to Anfield.
“Gakpo has been here now close to 12 months and he’s had flashes but nowhere near enough,” said Carragher.
Diogo Jota is out injured right now and Darwin Nunez is enduring something of a goal drought, so this was a real chance for Gakpo to step up.
Facing William Saliba is a thankless task for most Premier League attackers, but the concerns over Gakpo go beyond Saturday’s game.
The transition from Eredivisie to Premier League has been difficult for many players over the years but Gakpo seemed to be managing just fine last season.
Now hitting some issues in his first full Premier League season, Gakpo needs to step it up for Liverpool or find that he doesn’t start big games going forward.
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