Liverpool legend 'not so sure' on Cody Gakpo signing

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol has expressed doubts over whether the imminent Cody Gakpo will be a success for the club.

Considering Liverpool will be without Diogo Jota until February and Luis Diaz until March, the Gakpo signing makes sense for right now.

However, in the long term, Liverpool will have a deep catalogue of forwards, and its likely that Roberto Firmino, who's contract expires in the summer, will likely make way for this new age of attacking talent.

In terms of Nicol's doubts, he is struggling to see where he fits in this Liverpool side.

"Where does that fit in with the way Liverpool play? I'm not so sure it does. Unless they see something and he's going to play wide of the front three, or else they're going to sit him back and he's going to be doing a sort of Jude Bellingham [role] by getting into the box late.

"Is he going to do all the hard work and get forward? But for me, he's kind of in between."

Gakpo has 13 goals and 17 assists in just 24 appearances for PSV this season, and he stands out on his own as the leading goal provider in Europe ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi and Kevin De Bruyne.

He starred for the Netherlands down the centre for Louis van Gaal, scoring in all three of their group games against Ecuador, Qatar and Senegal.

Klopp will have another young, direct and flexible forward to work with and he can certainly be a replacement on the left wing for Diaz, whilst he can also play down the centre with Darwin Nunez on the left wing.

Or he could feature in a front two or as a left inside-forward if Klopp looks to roll out the 4-2-2-2 formation he utilised in games against West Ham, Rangers and Manchester City. We'll just have to see if he can prove Nicol wrong and be a success at Anfield.