Liverpool is in pole position to beat Bayern Munich into a blockbuster deal for Florian Wirtz, but the German champions can take revenge by taking a step for Cody Gakpo
Bayern Munich will respond to missing Florian Wirtz by launching a shock attack on Liverpool to try to sign Cody Gakpo this summer after plans to buy a new no. 10.
The German giants were seen as the red -hot favorites to sign Wirtz, 22, as the wanted attacking midfielder decided to continue this summer from Bayer Leverkusen. But that no longer seems to be the case with Wirtz who now tends to be a member of Liverpool.
Bayern Club President, Herbert Hainer, all, apart from the defeat in the club's attempts to land the Germany -star at the weekend after he revealed that Max Eberl, Sporting Director of Bayern, was informed of the wish of the player to move to Anfield.
And after making a large U-turn on plans to sign an elite no. 10 in Wirtz, Bayern is now looking for a left-sided forward and gakpo fits into the account.
The Dutch star, 26, enjoyed a good season for the newly beaten Premier League champions, with 25 target contributions in 49 games in all competitions.
There is also an expectation that Liverpool will make efforts to refresh their attacking options in the coming transfer window, which would suggest that some players could continue.
Mirror Football, however, understands that Liverpool – Baas Arne Slot has little interest this summer to say goodbye to Gakpo – but an offer too good to refuse can convince club heads to sell. That figure should probably be north of £ 75 million, in particular with question marks about the future of Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota.
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While Gakpo is interesting for Bayern, the German champions have other names on their radar. Among them is Kaoru Mitoma, the Brighton wing player who has been blinded since he made his Premier League in 2022.
Rafael Leao from AC Milan is another player who has interested Bayern in interest; The importance of Portugal was associated with a move to Arsenal during the weekend with the domestic rivals of Liverpool also on the market for a new left wing player.
The Reds also expect a flurry of activity prior to the new campaign with Deals for Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez in the making, as well as their constant striving for Wirtz.