Liverpool's stance on PSG double deal with Bradley Barcola transfer talks ongoing
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Liverpool are still trying to bring Bradley Barcola to Anfield this summer. 11:54, Thu, Aug 13, 2026 Updated: 11:54, Thu, Aug 13, 2026 Liverpool are still trying to sign Bradley Barcola in a blockbuster deal (Image: Getty)Liverpool's hopes of signing Ibrahim Mbaye in addition to Bradley Barcola are fading, with a double deal reportedly proving too expensive.
Andoni Iraola is on the hunt for a new winger to replace Mohamed Salah, who left Anfield at the end of last season and has since joined Trabzonspor on a free transfer.Barcola has emerged as Liverpool's primary target to fill that void, with the PSG winger edging towards a summer exit. Get Liverpool FC news, fixtures, results and transfer gossip plus selected offers and competitions Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.
Read our Privacy PolicyLiverpool remain locked in talks with PSG over Barcola, according to Fabrizio Romano, but it's claimed they have shelved their pursuit of Mbaye for the time being.The teenager, who scored against Manchester United in a pre-season friendly last week, is thought to be another player of interest to the Merseyside giants.CaughtOffside have said that contact has already been made with Mbaye's agent, Jorge Mendes, regarding a potential move to Anfield.However, the financial implications of a move have reportedly proven too expensive for Liverpool, who aren't willing to proceed as things stand.They are said to be open to the idea of signing two wingers but will seemingly be forced to look elsewhere unless PSG lower their demands.Ibrahim Mbaye is reportedly proving too expensive for the Reds (Image: Getty)The reigning European champions reportedly want around £171m for both players and Liverpool are refusing to stump up that amount.As a result, a successful move for Mbaye looks unlikely. Barcola, however, remains eager to move to Anfield and with talks progressing behind the scenes, Liverpool will be hoping to strike an agreement in due course.Iraola has already underlined the importance of signing at least one new winger this summer, saying last month: "There are obvious situations where we need to sign players."Winger for example, we definitely need to sign a winger, but there are other situations where we will have to analyze what the market gives you, what is the cost, how we also see the players we have."We have some tricky positions where we have injured players that we trust, but it is still not the ideal situation, so it will depend on a lot of things."