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370 Liverpool have been watching World Cup starts Cody Gakpo and Mohammed Kudus since before the tournament started.
Gakpo scored in all three of the Netherlands’ group games as they topped their pool to set up a last 16 clash with the United States on Saturday.
Kudus has two in two games for Ghana so far, both coming in a match-winning performance against South Korea this week.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano has told Caught Offside that the Reds have had their scouts watching both men before the tournament they have now shone at.
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Romano on Liverpool interest in Gakpo and Kudus
He said: “Liverpool have sent their scouts to PSV games to monitor Gakpo, they did the same with Kudus for example.
“It’s a normal kind of interest but there is still no meeting scheduled between agents and Liverpool as of today.
“For sure, with this kind of super performances, interest is growing – and Man United remain in the race.”
Gakpo has made history as the first Dutch player to score in the first three games of the World Cup and only three of his countrymen have ever netted in three consecutive matches at the tournament, full stop.
That will only serve to raise his profile, which was already growing after a summer near miss with the Premier League and a season where he has smashed in the goals for PSV.
Now, it seems there could be a race on for him and Kudus and it remains to be seen if they leave the Netherlands mid-season or not.
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