Sources: Liverpool to keep monitoring 17 G/A star ahead of potential transfer

With Yan Diomande looking like getting away from them, attention could turn towards Bradley Barcola, whose PSG future will surely now be in even more doubt than before.

The talented France international has struggled to start games regularly for Luis Enrique’s side, and the likely arrival of Diomande will surely only decrease his playing time even further.

Liverpool are joined by Arsenal in tracking Barcola, but there’s not yet a clear indication of any favourite for the 23-year-old.

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“Liverpool are looking at a few options. Barcola ticks a lot of boxes in terms of their needs now, whereas I’d expect El Mala to be one for the future,” one well-connected source told me, asking to remain anonymous to protect relationships.

“PSG have so far been pretty adamant that Barcola is not for sale unless someone comes in with crazy money. It’s one to keep an eye on though, because after the World Cup we could see Barcola assess his situation and decide that he’d like to get the chance to move somewhere else for more regular first-team football.

“Those talks have not happened yet, though, so if it doesn’t work out then it’s not impossible that we see Liverpool push ahead for a younger talent like El Mala now.”