Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly pondering a summer transfer move for Liverpool attacker Cody Gakpo.
However, Liverpool want at least £65 million for Gakpo, who could leave if Yan Diomande is signed.
Spurs are reluctant to pay up to that for the 27-year-old Reds star, and it is unclear whether concrete talks will take place between the clubs.
Tottenham’s current club-record fee is the £65m they paid Bournemouth to sign Dominic Solanke in August 2024.
They are willing to break it for Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali, but it appears they have reservations about doing so for Gakpo.
The Liverpool winger has been impressing at the World Cup with the Netherlands, bagging two goals and one assist in two games.
They all came in the 5-1 demolition of Sweden on Saturday, and Gakpo could attract more suitors if he keeps producing similar performances.
Spurs could do with his quality, but their non-involvement in European football next season could deter him from making a move.
Gakpo will not be short of suitors in the Champions League, and Tottenham will have to be convincing to lure him to London.
He bagged seven league goals and five assists in 36 league games for Liverpool last term but weighed in with just two goals and one assist in 11 Champions League games.
His return of 50 goals and 23 assists in 180 games for Liverpool is respectable and he would be a solid signing for Tottenham.
