Cody Gakpo urged to consider quitting Liverpool and look for new challenge

Cody Gakpo has faced criticism while playing for Liverpool this season and a former Premier League coach has suggested that he might move away in the summer

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo(Image: 2026 Getty Images)

Cody Gakpo has been urged to consider quitting Liverpool at the end of the season in order to pursue a new challenge.

The Dutch forward has faced criticism for his performances during the current campaign, having scored just seven goals all season. He has only scored once in the Premier League since November, and many Liverpool fans have questioned why he continues to be a regular starter under Arne Slot.

Gakpo is viewed by some supporters as a one-trick pony due to his tendency to cut in off the left flank to keep the ball on his right foot, which can be easy to predict for opposition defenders.

He is one of many Liverpool players who have not shown their best form this season, and former Manchester United assistant coach Rene Meulensteen suggested that he could benefit from a change of scenery.

“Cody Gakpo likes it at Liverpool with the Dutch coaching staff there, with Arne Slot and everything, there shouldn't be any issue," Meulensteen told BetGoat.

“Obviously, he hasn't possibly played as regularly as he did last season, and that also has to do with confidence.

"When players play week in, week out, you know they're going to get the spot and you know what he's good at: hanging on the left-hand sideline, coming inside, and then bending one in. That is his strength but also a little bit of his weakness.

“He's not the greatest at going on the outside and putting a cross in or a cut back. So he likes to come inside. When the opposition sees that, they analyze that, they double it up, and then it becomes a bit of a problem.

Gakpo last scored in the Premier League in November(Image: Getty Images)

“He's got plenty of things going for him, in my opinion, but like plenty of other players at Liverpool, they haven't really hit the same heights.

“Not only Gakpo, but also Mo Salah, you know how important he is. He hasn't scored a goal for a while. So, it could well be that maybe, if they want to revamp the team a little bit.

“It could well be that maybe Gakpo is the one that might be looking for another challenge. Who knows?

"But he's still a good player, very important for the Dutch national team as well. And every time he's played for the Dutch national team, he's been doing really, really well.”