{"id":8021,"date":"2025-06-09T23:43:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T03:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/slots-are-more-valuable-than-gordon-kerkez-in-liverpools-monsters\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T23:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T03:43:47","slug":"slots-are-more-valuable-than-gordon-kerkez-in-liverpools-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/slots-are-more-valuable-than-gordon-kerkez-in-liverpools-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Slots are more valuable than Gordon &#038; Kerkez in Liverpool&#8217;s &#8220;Monsters&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/slots-are-more-valuable-than-gordon-kerkez-in-liverpools-monsters\/#Liverpools_summer_transfer_plan\" >Liverpool&#8217;s summer transfer plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/slots-are-more-valuable-than-gordon-kerkez-in-liverpools-monsters\/#Liverpool_hit_gold_with_Cody_Gakupo\" >Liverpool hit gold with Cody Gakupo<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/slots-are-more-valuable-than-gordon-kerkez-in-liverpools-monsters\/#Moves_over_wirtz_Liverpool_can_sign_84_million_%E2%80%9Cmagic%E2%80%9D_to_Sarahs_next_Farmino\" >Moves over wirtz: Liverpool can sign \u00a384 million &#8220;magic&#8221; to Sarah&#8217;s next Farmino<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>FSG has been brushing off the spider web like a house servant he owned before Arne Slot&#8217;s second season in Liverpool, as it has not been in glory this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Certainly there are very few spider webs. Liverpool won the Premier League last season. In case you missed it, you achieved the feat with almost the same team as the one Jurgen Klopp left when you left 12 months ago.<\/p>\n<p>However, Slot does not recreate his predecessor in facsimiles, instead taking the same piece and creating something new. However, all the successes on the Anfield side on the league front led them to various cup competitions. It is clear that increasing depth is necessary to take this amazing team to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>    Imagine what he can achieve when he returns to the pattern of the transfer market. Fortunately, such a dream will become a reality for Reds supporters. Liverpool is mercilessly attacking the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-39-s-summer-transfer-plans\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpools_summer_transfer_plan\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool&#8217;s summer transfer plan<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool has already offset the disappointment of losing Trent Alexander Arnold to Real Madrid by signing Bayer Lebaxen&#8217;s Rapid Jeremy Fripon.<\/p>\n<p>It also appears that a high-level debate has come to mind regarding Milos Kerquez of Bournemouth. He is targeted as the long-term successor to Andy Robertson at left back.<\/p>\n<p>However, with Mohamed Salah extending his contract for two years, it is on the left side of the Liverpool team that needs more attention, particularly for his move to the Saudi Arab League.<\/p>\n<p>Florian Whartz is at the heart of a long and complicated negotiation between Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, with FSG preparing to offer a \u00a3118 million UK record bid to secure a world-class playmaker.<\/p>\n<p>However, he was in 10th place, which is why Liverpool was centred around Newcastle United&#8217;s Anthony Gordon. The former Everton star was able to return to Merseyside with a fee of \u00a380 million.<\/p>\n<p>    Diaz needs to be replaced, but Gordon may not automatically walk to slot start XI in slot, regardless of the fees required to take him from Tyneside.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, Cody Gakupo has produced a stunning season for Liverpool.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-have-hit-gold-on-cody-gakpo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_hit_gold_with_Cody_Gakupo\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool hit gold with Cody Gakupo<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When Liverpool signed Gakpo for \u00a335 million from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023, he arrived behind an eye-catching World Cup show with the Netherlands, scoring in each of Oranger&#8217;s group stage fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn&#8217;t all smooth sailing. Gakupo, his first half season at Merseyside, was one of the great turbulences for Liverpool, but he was still impressed with the burst.<\/p>\n<p>And after the 2023\/24 campaign, which proved Gakupo&#8217;s best position and promised further improvements despite Klopp shuffling him in every inch of the park, he hits his path with the slot system, documenting his most productive haul.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Cody Gakpo &#8211; Liverpool careers per season (all comps)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>season<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>App<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>24\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>49<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>23\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>53<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>22\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Data from the Transfer Market<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>The quality of the 26-year-old, welcomed by journalist Declan Kerr in his &#8220;monster&#8221; season, was enough to make suitors start to pay attention to his skills.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, it appears that Liverpool beat Bayern Munich to Wirtz&#8217;s signature, so the Bundesliga champions are focusing their eyesight on Gakupo, Sky Germany reports.<\/p>\n<p>    However, given that FSG has set the asking price at 100 million euros (\u00a384 million), it is unlikely that Die Roten will continue to pursue the quarry.<\/p>\n<p>The player&#8217;s price tag shows his caliber and actually proves one or more of the best wingers of English football at Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>For reference, see how Dutchman compares to Gordon for his Premier League performance last season. Is it fair to say that Gordon has arrived at a rate of \u00a380 million and may not even be able to kick out Gakpo for his lead role on the left flank?<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>PL 24\/25 -Cody Gakpo vs Anthony Gordon<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics (*per game)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Also<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Gordon<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Match (start)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>35 (23)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>34 (28)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Shot (target)*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.6 (0.70<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.7 (0.6)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>I missed a big opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Pass completed<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>84%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>81%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>A big opportunity has been created<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Key Pass*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>dribble*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Tackle + Intercept*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>The duel won*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3.1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4.4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Data based on sofa score<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Of course, Gordon showed a deeper level of quality in the previous period, when he scored 11 goals and 15 assists on top flights before earning Newcastle Player of the Year, but Gakupo&#8217;s progress at Liverpool is geared up for upcoming campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Gakpo&#8217;s prolific ability can be seen pairing well with Kerkez, who is expected to sign as Liverpool&#8217;s new left-back. According to FBREF, Gakpo ranked in the top 5% of offensive midfielders and wingers in the Premier League last season, scoring per 90 (0.47).<\/p>\n<p>Kerquez&#8217;s energy and enthusiasm may prove to be perfect for Liverpool&#8217;s \u00a3120k-fore-week star per week. The Hungarian, who Bournemouth seeks \u00a345 million, has been a &#8220;revelation&#8221; for the South Coast over the past two years, arguing that Pandit Jamie Karager advances and supplements Gakupo&#8217;s offensive intentions.<\/p>\n<p>    The defensive player rarely costs as much as his futures counterpart, but Gakpo&#8217;s extremely high value is a firm comment on Liverpool&#8217;s embrace of him.<\/p>\n<p>If Liverpool sells Diaz to Al Nasr and others this summer, bringing players like Gordon with them isn&#8217;t the worst idea in the world.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gakupo may find that since Slot went to the dugout, he has gained strength from strength to strength, recreating the role of Liverpool&#8217;s first choice in his next term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"d760-41b3-93fab063d782\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Moves_over_wirtz_Liverpool_can_sign_84_million_%E2%80%9Cmagic%E2%80%9D_to_Sarahs_next_Farmino\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tMoves over wirtz: Liverpool can sign \u00a384 million &#8220;magic&#8221; to Sarah&#8217;s next Farmino<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Mohamed Sarah will have an exciting new offensive talent with him next season. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FSG has been brushing off the spider web like a house servant he owned before Arne Slot&#8217;s second season in Liverpool, as it has not been in glory this summer. Certainly there are very few spider webs. Liverpool won the Premier League last season. In case you missed it, you achieved the feat with almost [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40,2480,1944,609,215,232,2479],"class_list":{"0":"post-8021","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-gordon","10":"tag-kerkez","11":"tag-liverpools","12":"tag-monsters","13":"tag-slots","14":"tag-valuable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}