Tottenham have made Liverpool star Cody Gakpo a leading target for the summer transfer window, and now they know how much they need to pay to get a deal done.

Spurs have had a huge summer window so far with six arrivals so far, bringing in Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Martin Dubravka, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes, and Sandro Tonali, and Roberto De Zerbi has made it clear that he now wants to address the forward areas within his squad.

Man City star Savinho has been earmarked as the top target, with talks ongoing with Man City over a deal, but the Netherlands international has now also been made a leading target, and Liverpool have set their asking price.

Liverpool Set Gakpo Asking Price

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Gakpo, who has been described as ‘world-class’, has been a regular at Anfield since making the move from PSV Eindhoven back in January 2023. The winger has made 180 appearances for the club, scoring 50 goals in that time, and that has attracted the attention of Spurs.

The north London club are keen to add more options to their front line with Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, and Wilson Odobert recovering from serious knee injuries, while the future of Richarlison is also up in the air.

Gakpo has been identified as a target, and Liverpool have not shut the door entirely on a move away from Anfield.

According to Anfield Watch, Liverpool have now set a £72m asking price for Gakpo if he is to move away, after using the Anthony Gordon transfer to Barcelona earlier in the window as a benchmark.

Gordon moved to Spain in a deal worth £70m, and the Reds feel that Gakpo is worth a similar fee if he is to be allowed to move on, especially with a rival club showing the strongest interest.

Tottenham Planning ‘Bomba’ Transfer

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De Zerbi told the world that Tottenham are only 60% done in the transfer market this summer, and they were planning on a ‘bomba’ signing in attack alongside Savinho.

Gakpo would certainly fall into that category as a major signing, having won the Premier League and played at the highest level for the Netherlands, with 24 goals in 54 caps, having played at two World Cups.

Spurs may find it difficult to convince him to make the move without Champions League football this season, but they have got the money to get a deal over the line and they have shown that their project is one that is appealing to top stars with the business they have already done.

A Premier League star, 29, has avoided a prison sentence this week, despite having run a red light before hospitalising a woman after crashing into a cyclist.

Local police had questioned the player, who would have also featured at this summer’s World Cup had it not been for injury, for a while back at the start of July, but came to a surprising decision not to prosecute him.

A woman was rushed to hospital after the incident after being knocked off her bike. The victim, 48, was treated for hand injuries and signed off work for two weeks.

Since the incident, the player’s representatives have also issued a statement on his behalf, expressing their sincere apology for what had taken place.

Premier League Star Escapes Prison Despite Road Accident

On July 8th, in Tokyo, Brighton & Hove Albion and Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma ignored a red light at a junction, before crashing into a female accident.

According to The Sun, local public prosecutors studied the case, and considered charging Mitoma with causing injury through dangerous driving. But they announced on Friday morning that the 31-cap international will escape prosecution because both parties ignored traffic signals.

They said they had reached their verdict “considering that both parties were running a red light, and the content of other related evidence.”

Japanese media quoted updated traffic rules and described the junction’s complex layout as reasons for the prosecutors’ decision.

His Representatives Have Issued A Statement

Following the incident, his representatives released a statement which read: “We sincerely apologise for the great inconvenience and concern caused to the injured party, and all involved due to the accident.

Mitoma has been recovering from a hamstring injury suffered at the end of last season, which caused him to miss Japan’s World Cup campaign.

The Seagulls signed him from home-country club Kawasaki Frontale in 2021, with him yet another hidden gem the club’s recruitment team unearthed. The winger has since gone on to make 135 appearances for the south coast side, scoring 27 goals.

Stephen ‘Kiki’ Ramos became only the fourth black Argentine player ever after making his debut for the Under-17s during a 2-1 win vs Ecuador this week.

The 17-year-old was born in Haiti but was adopted by an Argentinian family following an earthquake in his homeland in 2010, which caused over 300,000 deaths.

Now playing as a winger for Argentine club Velez-Sarsfield, Ramos follows only three previous players of the same ethnicity to represent the country. Hector Baley was the last black member of La Albiceleste’s squad, last playing for them in 1982. Alejandro de los Santos and Jose Ramos Delgado are the only other black players in the national team’s history.

Kiki Ramos Responds to Question Over Racism in Argentina

Argentina have been involved in several controversies recently, especially at the 2026 World Cup. A Falkland Islands-related banner against England sparked outrage, while several players got into heated confrontations after the final vs Spain.

Another involved IShowSpeed, who was subjected to racial abuse during a live stream at a World Cup match. It sparked outrage online, with some accusations that racism and discrimination were common in Argentina.

Now, Ramos has been questioned on the subject. The teenager responded by claiming he’d never seen anything of that nature while living in South America. He said (via Sportskeeda): “Did I feel any racism or discrimination in Argentina? Ever since I came to Argentina, I’ve never felt discriminated against.”

He continued: “Other than the occasional fights between youth players during matches, everything has always been fine off the pitch. I never felt discriminated against, and I never felt different from anyone else. That’s why I feel like people who say Argentina is racist are just saying it for the sake of it.

Born in 2009, Ramos is the first-ever player born in Haiti to represent Argentina. If he makes his way into the first-team in future, he would be the first black player to don the famous blue and white stripes in more than four decades.