Throughout the majority of the 2024/25 season, Cody Gakpo appeared to be the Liverpool forward with the most secure future. Hence why Bayern Munich are interested in him.
Reinstated to his preferred left-wing position by new head coach Arne Slot, the Dutchman responded with his finest season yet for the Reds. With 49 appearances across all competitions, the 26-year-old netted 18 goals and provided six assists. It was perhaps no coincidence that when an injury halted his impressive run of form in February, Liverpool's Champions League and League Cup campaigns also came to an abrupt halt.
Only Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz featured more frequently in all competitions than Gakpo, highlighting his significance under Slot's management.
Throughout the season, while Salah's contract drama continued and Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa were consistently linked with departures from Anfield, Gakpo was the only forward who seemed certain to remain at the club next season.
So, it was somewhat predictable that as soon as Liverpool's Premier League campaign concluded, Gakpo found himself unexpectedly linked with a move away.
Even as the Dutchman held the Premier League trophy aloft during a city tour on an open-top bus, Sky Germany reported that Bayern Munich was considering a bid for the forward.
Despite reports suggesting Liverpool are on track to outdo the Bavarians in securing Florian Wirtz's signature, such claims were initially met with doubt. Perhaps it was nothing more than a bit of sour grapes from Bayern.
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Cody Gakpo also attended the French Open
However, the Daily Mail has since reported that there is some truth to these rumors, though they dismissed the idea of the Reds wanting to sell.
Gakpo appears to be taking such speculation in his stride during what has been a busy week for the forward while the Liverpool squad kick off their summer break - well, before reporting for international duty, that is.
The forward was spotted in London on Tuesday, attending the UK Premiere of Netflix's latest sports documentary series, 'F1: The Academy' at Leicester Square.
From there, it was off to Paris for the French Open. On Wednesday, he was seen watching the Men's Singles Second Round match between Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Fabian Marozsan of Hungary at Roland Garros.
While there, he ran into Paris Saint-Germain forward Goncalo Ramos, ahead of this weekend's Champions League final in Munich. Having ousted Liverpool from the Champions League in this season's round-of-16, that's one forward who will certainly be gracing Bayern's stadium in the near future at least.