Man City joins race for Cody Gakpo as transfer window nears end

Manchester City has entered the competition to sign forward Cody Gakpo from Liverpool, as the transfer window approaches its final days. Tottenham is also pursuing Gakpo, who is 27 years old. In other developments, Newcastle has reached a verbal agreement to acquire midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City for £47 million. Meanwhile, Manchester United aims to secure Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly, although Arsenal's asking price exceeds £50 million, which presents a challenge for the deal. Newcastle has made a bid for Lille forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo as well.

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