Dutch striker Cody Gakpo poised to join Liverpool

Dutch club PSV Eindhoven announced on Monday having reached an agreement with Liverpool for the transfer of Dutch striker Cody Gakpo . 

The 23-year old of Ghanaian origin is the top scorer in the Dutch league and comes off a successful World Cup despite Argentina's quarter-final exit. In Qatar, he scored two goals in five appearances.

Cody Gakpo was coveted by the biggest English clubs, including Manchester United , but the Reds chose to sign him, and will now have to pay almost 50 million euros to partner him with Egyptian Mo Salah . 

He will be competing with Uruguayan Darwin Nunez , who was recruited for a record sum of €100m last summer.