Cody Gakpo has decided to join Man City, talkSPORT understands.Gakpo started, and got an assist, in Liverpool‘s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest on Saturday.Gakpo has started Liverpool’s opening two games, despite transfer interest elsewhereGettyHowever, with Bradley Barcola coming into the club there has been speculation over his future.Tottenham have been the club showing most interest in Gakpo this summer.But now City have ramped up their interest in the Dutch international in recent days.talkSPORT understands Man City are in formal talks with Liverpool and an opening bid has already been made.Cody Gakpo to City latesttalkSPORT’s Ben Jacobs said: “Manchester City in the last few days have gone really big on Cody Gakpo. It’s taken the player a little bit by surprise because for much of the summer, it was Tottenham and Cody Gakpo. He’d spoken to Roberto De Zerbi.“But our information is that Cody Gakpo favours Manchester City.“As a consequence, this is expected to develop. I actually think that Tottenham now realise they can’t do that deal. Do they turn to Iliman Ndiaye as a result?“Bradley Barcola comes in, as we exclusively revealed this morning, for £106m with £17m in add-ons. “It may come down to the player realising even if they don’t add now another attacker, Victor Munoz has come in and Rio Ngumoha needs a pathway.“Gakpo maybe in previous seasons could have looked out wide, looked in the centre. But now up front, it’s Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike. Behind him, it’s Florian Wirtz.Iraola could have a busy last few days of the windowGetty“So I think he seems to believe that even if it’s not now, it might be the beginning of the end. “This was kind of what Luis Diaz thought when Liverpool wanted to keep the player, but eventually they sold him to Bayern Munich.“Cody Gakpo has got a big decision to make. From Liverpool’s perspective, if they were to sell, they know they’re bringing in more money. “It might mean that they can overpay for an Ismaïla Sarr or a Yankuba Minteh. Then two attackers will come in as well.”The 27-year-old signed for Liverpool from PSV in 2023 for around £44m.He signed a new long-term contract with the club last summer.Gakpo also has 51 goals in 182 games in all competitions for the club.This is a developing story and is being updated.For the latest updates, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive analysis, refresh this page or follow our real-time news coverage by watching and listening to talkSPORT live.For broader context, explore related coverage on our homepage for the top trending stories. For the latest talkSPORT videos, download the app.talkSPORT cares about getting it right, not just getting it first and because this is a developing situation, details will change. We will be updating this page constantly with verified info, expert takes, and official statements.Stay tuned for further developments as this story continues to break.