PSV Eindhoven chose Fabio Silva as a replacement for Cody Gakpo.
PSV Eindhoven said on the club’s official website on the 27th (Korean time), “We have reached an agreement with Liverpool regarding the transfer of Gakpo. Gakpo will immediately leave for England and take steps to finalize the transfer. Neither club has said anything about the transfer fee. However, Gakpo’s transfer is PSV’s record transfer,” said the news that Gakpo is heading to Liverpool.
Gakpo is one of the biggest stars of this World Cup. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Netherlands ended their journey by losing to Argentina in the quarterfinals, but the presence of each gun in the Netherlands was great. Gakpo, who scored 3 goals in 5 matches in this World Cup, attracted public attention.
He was already playing a big role in his team, Eindhoven. Gakpo leads Eindhoven’s offense with 13 goals and 17 assists in 24 games in all competitions this season. In the league, he is performing with high purity, recording 9 goals and 12 assists in attack points in 14 games, and in the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League (UEL), he recorded help in home games and even destroyed Arsenal.
Thanks to this performance, many clubs were targeting him. His likely next destination is Manchester United. Man Utd was close to signing Gakpo last summer as well, and the connection is so strong that an article saying that they had reached an agreement in principle with PSV Eindhoven, the team to which Gakpo belongs, recently.
But the destination was Liverpool. Manchester United was only interested in Gakpo, but did not hand over a specific offer, but Liverpool contacted and persuaded him with a more specific amount than Man Utd, and eventually embraced Gakpo. 슬롯사이트
Gakpo is being selected by manager Jurgen Klopp as soon as he enters Liverpool. Gakpo made his debut against Wolverhampton in the English FA Cup on the 8th, and has since started against Brighton in the League, against Wolverhampton in the FA Cup, and against Chelsea in the League.
Meanwhile, Eindhoven, who handed over the team’s ace, was looking for a replacement for him. And he pointed to Wolverhampton’s Fabio Silva. European football transfer market expert Fabricio Romano said on his SNS on the 22nd, “Eindhoven has finished the deal with Fabio Silva. Currently, Silva is on loan to Anderlecht, but he plans to terminate the contract and go on loan to Eindhoven.” A photo of him visiting the home stadium was also released.
Silva is a Portuguese striker born in 2002. He played for Wolverhampton through Porto youth. In the 2020-21 season, he played the role of a joker by scoring 4 goals in 32 matches, and showed his potential with a calm finish and movement even at his young age. However, his recent playing time has decreased and he eventually chose Anderlecht on loan.
Eindhoven negotiated with both Silva’s original team, Wolverhampton, and his current team, Anderlecht. This is because the replacement at the forefront was urgent in the situation where Gakpo had left. Silva ended up canceling the Anderlecht lease midway and living in Eindhoven for six months. Attention is focusing on whether Silva will be able to fill the empty seat of the gakpo.