Liverpool’s firm refusal to sell Cody Gakpo without securing at least two attacking replacements keeps the forward’s future uncertain despite strong interest from Tottenham Hotspur and emerging Manchester City monitoring. The Dutch international remains under contract until 2030, started and scored in Liverpool’s opening Premier League draw with Newcastle, and has drawn repeated links to Spurs where personal terms are reportedly in place. City’s recent contact with his camp adds complexity but faces barriers from the clubs’ rivalry and Liverpool’s need for squad depth ahead of the September deadline. These overlapping factors, combined with Gakpo’s versatile forward role and uncertain playing time under new manager Andoni Iraola, sustain closely bunched implied probabilities across potential destinations.