Liverpool have moved their offer for Bradley Barcola, but the deal is still stuck on price. The opening figure was around €100m (£86m), and the revised stance is £100m, or €117m, while Paris Saint Germain are said to want around €150m (£128.5m) for the 23-year-old left-sided winger. Liverpool believe personal terms should not be a problem.
The fee gap on Barcola
Loic Tanzi told football365.com: "I'm inclined to say yes, even though the two clubs' positions are still very far apart. Paris are hoping for €150m, excluding bonuses. Liverpool don't want to go above €120m. There's still time to reach an agreement, and if Paris manages to sign a winger and a striker, their positions will surely be able to move closer together more easily. Meanwhile, Barcola has already agreed contractually with Liverpool."
That is a sizeable gap for a player Liverpool clearly rate highly. Barcola's 7.09 World Cup rating and three goals in eight appearances help explain why PSG are pushing the price so hard. This is not a development prospect priced like a project, it is a 23-year-old winger with production already on his record.
Mbaye stays in the conversation
If Barcola drags on, Ibrahim Mbaye remains the alternative route. Fabrizio Romano said Liverpool have made contact with Mbaye's new agent Jorge Mendes, and that the winger has proposals from Bundesliga clubs while giving priority to the Liverpool project.
Mbaye is 18 and has been discussed as a separate target rather than a direct swap. He has played 36 of his 47 senior appearances on the right flank, and his 6.88 World Cup rating with one goal in four appearances points to a different sort of signing. Liverpool's recent form, L-D-D-L-W, also keeps the need for wide depth in plain view.
The read here is straightforward enough. Barcola remains the priority because Liverpool are chasing a proven wide player, but Mbaye is not just noise on the side. If PSG keep holding the line at €150m, Liverpool have already left themselves another winger route to keep open.
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