How Van Dijk convinced me to choose Liverpool – Gakpo

New Liverpool signing, Cody Gakpo has revealed that he spoke with fellow Dutchman and Red, Virgil Van Dijk about moving to Liverpool.

Gakpo had been heavily linked with Manchester United but revealed a chat with Van Dijk helped him choose Liverpool

“We spoke a lot over the phone in the last days,” Gakpo told Sky Sports News.

“What he told me was that this is the right move for me to make and for me to develop and to become a better player, that the club is a really big and massive club but also like a real family – I think that’s also very important for me because I’m a family guy. He said only good things.

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“I’m also happy that he’s here, so he can help me with some stuff. I’m really grateful to be here.”

Gakpo joins a stacked forward line at Anfield but may see plenty of opportunities to impress early on due to injuries to Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz, whose absences left Liverpool without a natural left winger before this latest signing.

Jurgen Klopp now has a selection of Gakpo, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino to choose from in the short run, with Diaz and Jota expected to return to training in the new year.