The Dutch forward has spoken of his pride at the Netherlands players and coaches who have contributed to the title win
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Gakpo and Frimpong battle for the ball (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Cody Gakpo has expressed his pride at seeing the Netherlands contingent thrive at Liverpool - but was coy about the prospect of Jeremie Frimpong adding to the ranks at Anfield.
The new champions have been underpinned by the performances of captain Virgil van Dijk, midfielder Ryan Gravenberch and frontman Gakpo this term, with all three starring for a Reds side that will win the league by 12 points if they beat Crystal Palace on Sunday at Anfield.
With head coach Arne Slot also backed up by compatriots John Heitinga and Sipke Hulshoff on the coaching team, there is a strong core of players and staff who honed their craft in Holland.
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Frimpong, who has undergone a medical ahead of a £30m switch from Bayer Leverkusen, is expected to swell the Oranje numbers further on Merseyside but Gakpo laughed off the prospect of linking up with another international colleague in the wake of Monday's 3-2 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.
"I'm very, very proud to see so many Dutch players here," Gakpo said. "We have a lot of Dutch players now in the Premier League. Everybody is doing good, so hopefully we can continue.
"Brighton have three Dutch players and one more on the bench, we all know each other very well, so that is nice to catch up here.
"Maybe [Frimpong is next], I don’t know yet, maybe you know more than me!
"He is another Dutch one, well 'English' as well you know? He is a very good guy, I know him very well from the national team, and a good player as well. So let’s see if he comes or not."
Liverpool will sign off from a spectacular season when they host new FA Cup holders Palace this weekend before a city-wide parade is undertaken on Bank Holiday Monday, where around one million people are estimated to line the streets to salute the 20-time champions.
Gakpo added: "We are very motivated to win on Sunday. Even today we were very motivated. Obviously it is the last game of the season at home, we want to win and end on a high with a good feeling, lifting that trophy, that is what we will hopefully do.
"I'm looking forward to the parade, yeah. The players who have done it before have explained how it was before. They said it was crazy. We are very curious about what is going to happen.
"We are obviously disappointed to not win tonight. We had some good opportunities to win it, some good chances when we were 2-1 in front but they did not go our way today."