Cody Gakpo, a star player for Liverpool, was one of five players who contracted a virus and left the Netherlands national team camp. One of the few Reds players who joined their national teams during the international break is Jemimah Rodrigues Gakpo. Her profile for the Women’s T20 League Special can be found here.
Ronald Koeman was selected for the Netherlands team after he took over for the second time due to his work for the club.It was anticipated that the Liverpool attacker would represent the Oranje in their upcoming UEFA European Championship 2024 qualifying matches against Gibraltar and France.
On the other hand, it now appears that he has a virus.On Thursday morning, Walk 23, the Netherlands group made the declaration that Gakpo was one of five players who had been given up from the camp. Koeman has already brought in three more players on the bench.The Oranje made it abundantly clear that following their matchup with France on March 24, they will reevaluate the situation.
Gakpo might make a comeback for the game on Monday (March 27) against Gibraltar.None of the three players who were selected to replace the players who left are attackers. They were called up to the Dutch team. It could imply that the Gakpo’s situation isn’t too bad and that he might be called back up.
Despite this, Liverpool will be preparing for a series of difficult games and will be hoping that the Netherlands international does not miss a significant amount of time. They have three league games against Manchester City, Chelsea, and Arsenal after the break.
Getting as many points as possible from those games is crucial for the team at Anfield if they want to keep their hopes of finishing in the top four alive. They have two games remaining and are sixth in the standings, seven points behind fourth-place Tottenham Hotspur.
A Liverpool target is among those who left the Netherlands camp
In addition to Gakpo, the Netherlands have released Sven Botman, Matthijs de Ligt, Joey Veerman, and Bart Verbruggen from their camp in France. There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the latter moving to Anfield.
The Reds have two excellent goalkeepers in Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher. The Irishman, on the other hand, has been linked to leaving this summer in search of regular playing time.Jurgen Klopp’s team would need to sign a new goalkeeper to replace Alisson if Kelleher left. According to The Sun, the English goliaths have recognized Anderlecht’s Verbruggen as a decision.