223-goal ace, £18million star – Who Liverpool have signed from PSG over the years

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageInitial talks with Barcola's representatives have encouraged the Reds to prepare an official approach. Should the Champions League winner opt to join Liverpool, it would not mark the first occasion that a transfer between the two clubs has materialised.Here, the ECHO looks back at some of the previous transfers between the two European giants.Superstar in the makingDavid Ngog put pen to paper on his first professional contract with PSG in 2006 as a highly-rated teenager.

He subsequently turned out for Swansea City, Reims, Panionios, Ross County and Budapest Honved before retiring in Lithuania at the age of 31.223-goal attackerNicolas Anelka had already made his mark in the Premier League prior to joining Liverpool on loan in 2001. Over the course of his career, Anelka scored 223 goals for club and country, claiming two Champions League titles and the European Championship with France.Ligue 1 winnerMamadou Sakho had already clocked up 201 appearances for PSG before his £18million switch to Liverpool in 2013.

The defender had lifted the Ligue 1 title just weeks before joining the Reds, bringing considerable experience to Brendan Rodgers' squad.Sakho would go on to feature 80 times for Liverpool, netting three goals and extending his stay at Anfield beyond Rodgers' dismissal in 2016. He would subsequently have spells at Montpellier and Torpedo Kutaisi before hanging up his boots in January this year at the age of 35.Thousands of Liverpool fans upgraded their matchday last season.