Why Liverpool may not be happy after seeing how much Real Madrid will pay to sign Yan Diomande

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Photo Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier/FIFA But, while it may have ultimately been impossible for the Reds to sign him, they do have one very big reason to be slightly wary of the huge fee Real are paying to buy Diomande.Since losing out on the RB Leipzig winger, Liverpool have put all of their attention into signing Bradley Barcola from PSG. The price has become a big sticking point, however, with the French side reportedly maintaining their stance that Barcola is worth £140m, while Liverpool have seemingly indicated an unwillingness to go above even £90m.PSG’s reasoning has so far been based on the idea that if the likes of Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers are going for well north of £100m, then Barcola should be as well.If that is not completely unreasonable at all, then Diomande’s £120m fee should also worry Liverpool as a potential yardstick.

While PSG will be emboldened, that is certainly bad news for Liverpool.Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesLiverpool may have to accept Barcola termsFirst things first, there is no chance that Diomande is worth £120m. In order to get that, they’re going to have to pay.In many ways, Barcola is very comparable to Diomande, and not in a way that could be seen as favourable to the Reds right now.Though Madrid are arguably paying for potential more than anything else, Barcola could also get better in the future and, as things stand, it would be hard to make the argument that Diomande is a better player.Of course, every deal is different and there is a caveat that Barcola wants to join Liverpool and that his contract is running down without any chance of renewal.

How high should Liverpool go to sign Bradley Barcola from PSG? Maybe Liverpool would be better off signing two or three €50m players… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Catherine Ivill/AMA However, if they felt like they were beginning to make progress during negotiations with PSG, the Reds may now feel that Diomande’s move to Real could just have thrown another fairly big spanner into the works.Diomande has shaped Liverpool’s window this summer, and though he will not be joining the Reds in 2026, he could still have a big say in who does.