Liverpool assistant coach Pep Lijnders is championing a move for PSV Eindhoven star Cody Gakpo.

He has scored two goals at the World Cup in his two matches, including a great strike in the Netherlands' draw with Ecuador. That form, along with his previous showings for PSV Eindhoven, has seen the player linked with a move to the Premier League.

Liverpool have been credited with an interest, as have Manchester United and Leeds. According to Dutch TV presenter Hans Kraay, Reds assistant Lijnders is an admirer of Gakpo and wants the club to sign the player.

“Gakpo is gone. PSV are not going to keep him, and cannot keep him anymore," Kraay told ESPN.

“Gakpo will soon be playing in the Premier League. The chance that it will be Manchester United is now a lot higher again, because Cristiano Ronaldo has left.

“They have even more money available. At Liverpool, assistant Pepijn Lijnders is charmed by him, so he is chasing Jürgen Klopp. Yes, Gakpo is gone."