Liverpool could pluck another Ligue 1 forward to join Bradley Barcola for well under £43m

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Liverpool finally look ready to tick off one more new winger target after agreeing to sign Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.The Reds have been intent on strengthening the wide areas of their attack this summer, and are strongly rumoured to be hoping for one more addition along with Barcola.There appear to be plenty of players on the shortlist, with concrete approaches already made – and turned down – for Yankuba Minteh and Ismaila Sarr. 💣Just how good a signing will Bradley Barcola be for Liverpool? The Reds have FINALLY found an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain Photo Credit: Getty Images/Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi Liverpool still seem to be deciding on the best course of action, though, and after news that Lyon could sell Malick Fofana on the cheap after failing to qualify for the Champions League on Wednesday, the Belgian could now be the cut-price opportunity Richard Hughes has been waiting for.Malick Fofana could be available for ‘much lower’ than £43mLiverpool were heavily linked with Fofana last summer, but an injury ultimately meant that nothing ever developed further with the 21-year-old.He is back fit now, though, and has started the season well with Lyon, scoring in each of his past two appearances.The second of those came during Wednesday’s Champions League qualifier with Fenerbahce, but was not enough to help the French side into the competition proper, as they went down 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate.READ MORE: Bradley Barcola could be facing one of the fastest players in the Premier League on his Liverpool debutAccording to L’Equipe, the failure could have big ramifications for Lyon and for Lyon, with Fofana now available on the market.It is claimed that Les Gones had been hoping to sell Fofana for around £43m next summer, but not being in the Champions League is set to have a big impact on those plans.Instead, it is claimed that Fofana could now be sold for ‘much lower’ than that in the final days of the transfer window.L’Equipe even go as far as saying that keeping Fofana for the upcoming season is now ‘virtually impossible’ for Lyon.

Fofana would suit LiverpoolOne thing which could prove to be a spanner in the works here is that Fofana is generally a left-sided winger. Having spent so much on Barcola, and with Rio Ngumoha, Victor Munoz and Cody Gakpo all preferring the left, that might make this a non-starter.Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesHowever, Fofana has on occasion appeared on the right for Lyon, and given his qualities – speed, dribbling and beating his defender one-v-one – he could easily become an option there for Liverpool.Andoni Iraola wants his wingers to be multi-faceted, and as a result they are unlikely to be looking for an exclusively right-sided player.Fofana is young enough to adapt, and given the prices Liverpool are being quoted for the likes of Minteh and Sarr, he would represent much less of a gamble.

With the Reds spending so much on Barcola, it is easy to see why that would appeal.There are no rumblings of anything moving in regards to Liverpool so far, but this could certainly be one to keep an eye on in the final days of the window. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox