FSG vetoes Manchester City bid for Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo

Fenway Sports Group blocked a late £80 million transfer bid from Manchester City for forward Cody Gakpo during the summer window. Ownership intervened directly to reject the offer, explicitly communicating that the Netherlands international was not for sale at any price. This decision kept the 27-year-old at Liverpool despite the club's broader efforts to sign Yankuba Minteh. The move marks a departure from the owners' typical strategy of delegating transfer business to club executives like Richard Hughes. Liverpool concluded the transfer window with only one sale, a £30 million deal sending Curtis Jones to Inter. With new owner Amit Bhatia also involved in the separate signing of Bradley Barcola, internal management roles regarding squad movement remain unclear.

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