There's only a matter of weeks left in the transfer window as Liverpool consider both incomings and outgoings ahead of the new Premier League season
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 16: Bradley Barcola #12 of France passes the ball against Ibrahim Mbaye #20 of Senegal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group I match between France and Senegal at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 16, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Liverpool have been interested in signing both Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye from PSG(Image: Al Bello, Getty Images)
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There's been plenty of updates on the transfer front for Liverpool with their pursuit of PSG winger Bradley Barcola ongoing. The European champions are understood to be holding out for around £145million for the French international.
Liverpool are aiming to negotiate a more agreeable fee. A club record sum, eclipsing the £125m spent on Alexander Isak last summer, might force them to look elsewhere.
The Anfield side have also been linked with a move for PSG's 18-year-old winger Ibrahim Mbaye as they look to strengthen their options out wide. The latest developments bring two significant updates regarding both players.
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Bradley Barcola update
In an encouraging development for the Reds, PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi has declined to rule out Bradley Barcola departing the club this summer.
Following PSG's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in Salzburg in the UEFA Super Cup final, a match in which Barcola remained an unused substitute throughout, the club's president told beinSPORTS: "We're working calmly. We don't talk too much, we do. I can't say whether he will leave or not. Today, he is a PSG player. We'll see!"
Paris Saint Germain's Qatari president Nasser al-Khelaifi speaks to the press after a reception at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on June 1, 2025, a day after PSG won the 2025 UEFA Champions League final football match against Inter Milan in Munich. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP) (Photo by LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images)
Paris Saint Germain's Qatari president Nasser al-Khelaifi gave an update(Image: LOU BENOIST/AFP via Getty Images)
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PSG boss Luis Enrique was also non-committal ahead of the game in Austria. "I don't know and I don't want to speak about any player individually," he said when asked about the 23-year-old's future at the Parc des Princes.
"Because it's always dangerous when you are asking something positive or negative about a player. I stay focused on my team."
Barcola joined PSG from Lyon in 2023 for £38.5m. He has won three Ligue 1 titles, the French Cup twice, two Champions Leagues, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
Ibrahim Mbaye transfer 'off'
Liverpool have cooled their pursuit of Mbaye after discovering that a package deal to bring both him and Barcola to Anfield could reach £171m, it's claimed.
Mbaye is able to feature on either flank, though consistent game time in Paris has proved elusive owing to Enrique's preference for Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue and Barcola. He was also an unused substitute in the Super Cup victory over Villa.
LENS, FRANCE - MAY 13: Ibrahim Mbaye of PSG celebrates his goal during the Ligue 1 McDonald's football match between RC Lens (RCL) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on May 13, 2026 in Lens, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Ibrahim Mbaye has been linked with a move to Anfield(Image: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
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Fabrizio Romano has suggested Liverpool have now withdrawn from a potential deal following discussions with Mbaye's representative, Jorge Mendes. PSG are understood to have set a valuation for Mbaye between £34m and £42m, a figure the Reds reportedly consider excessive.
Liverpool are understood to be targeting two new wingers this window. Left-sided forward Cody Gakpo has been linked with a switch to Tottenham, which could have a considerable bearing on the remainder of Liverpool's transfer activity this summer.