Liverpool are being linked with a £198.5m double move for Yan Diomande and Bradley Barcola, with both wingers still in play. RB Leipzig value Diomande at £112.2m and Paris Saint Germain value Barcola at £86.3m, according to the reporting. That adds up to a serious summer spend, and it also shows Liverpool are not treating the wide areas as a minor touch-up.

Why Liverpool are circling two expensive wingers

Fabrizio Romano said Diomande is wanted by Liverpool and PSG, adding that Liverpool are “really pushing and really insisting to make it happen” and that he is a “top, top priority.” Ben Jacobs also said Liverpool are tracking Barcola, while PSG are prepared to consider a sale if they reinforce with another attacker.

The form data fits the interest. Diomande has averaged a 7.1 rating across his last five Bundesliga matches and has two goal contributions in that stretch. Barcola’s last five league and European outings have produced a 6.7 average rating. Those are not superstar numbers, but they are enough to suggest Liverpool are looking at players who are active now, not just names with resale value.

Why the wider Liverpool picture matters

Liverpool are fifth in the Premier League on 59 points after 37 matches. Their last five league results are D-L-D-L-W, which is not the sort of run that usually points to a squad with everything settled. The broad argument for attacking reinforcements is obvious enough: the club have scored 62 league goals and conceded 52, so there is room to sharpen the front line and tighten the structure behind it.

There is also the Diomande angle himself. He told the Liverpool Echo that he wants to play at Anfield and wants to play for Liverpool, and he described his father as having long wanted to see him there because of the atmosphere. That does not make a deal inevitable, but it does give Liverpool a genuine pull factor if the club choose to turn interest into an offer.

The one part that should not be overstated is the manager question. Some reporting has framed Andoni Iraola as the top target or new boss in transfer context, while other material does not support treating him as already installed. The same caution applies to the wider Salah chatter in the background. Liverpool’s winger pursuit stands on its own, and that is the cleaner way to read it.

If Liverpool do make this a two-winger summer, the price is obvious and the need is visible. The next step is whether they turn interest in Diomande and Barcola into actual bids, because the valuations are already public and the shortlist looks real.

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