Cody Gakpo Sale Could Open Liverpool Move for €50m Maghnes Akliouche
Liverpool are open to letting cody gakpo leave this summer, and that could help fund a move for Maghnes Akliouche. The 27-year-old earns around £250,000-a-week at Anfield after signing fresh terms last August, and the club is now weighing a wide-forward reshuffle.
Gakpo’s Summer Exit
Gakpo has permission to depart after a dismal campaign, with Liverpool prepared to sever ties if the right offer arrives. His pay rise last August sits awkwardly alongside the current stance, because the club is moving toward a broader reset on the flanks rather than carrying another high earner into next season.
Arne Slot’s side want Yan Diomande as the headline addition out wide, but they are also looking for a second winger signing. That second move is where Akliouche enters the picture, giving Liverpool two separate tracks to work on if Gakpo leaves.
Maghnes Akliouche At Monaco
Akliouche, a seven-cap France international, has produced seven goals and 11 assists in 42 appearances for Monaco this term. Tottenham previously targeted him, but he rejected the chance to join them, leaving Liverpool with a player whose profile has already drawn firm attention elsewhere.
Previous reports valued the Monaco winger at €70m, or £61m, but Liverpool believe he could be signed for around €50m, roughly £43m. That gap makes the sale of Gakpo more than a simple squad decision; it can be used to reshape the budget around a second winger addition.
Liverpool’s Flank Reset
The wider plan is clear enough. Liverpool are planning major changes on the flanks this summer, with Mohamed Salah leaving on a free transfer despite having a year left on his contract and Federico Chiesa also facing a possible return to Italy after failing to convince Slot he deserves more minutes.
Earlier reports had linked Bradley Barcola, Anthony Gordon and Jarrod Bowen with Liverpool, but Akliouche now sits inside the same summer pattern of change. If Gakpo moves on, Liverpool would be shifting money and minutes at the same time, with the next winger signing shaping the rest of the rebuild.
