Liverpool do not intend to stop their summer spending after signing Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz, with the club eyeing up another big-money transfer.
The Reds are doing anything but resting on their laurels after their impressive Premier League title win last season.
Frimpong has already been brought in from Bayer Leverkusen in a £29.5m deal, while Wirtz is set to make the same trip in a club record signing due to be worth around £127m.
The move for the German is a signal of intent from Liverpool, beating the likes of Manchester City and Bayern Munich to his signature, and they are ready to lay down another marker in the transfer market.
The Sun report that Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola is still a target for the Premier League champions this summer.
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The 22-year-old is also on Bayern’s radar, in fact he has been labelled their number one target, but the Reds are keen to beat the German giants to him just as they did with Wirtz.
The Frenchman has been valued at £100m, although he has fallen down the pecking order at PSG, which is why interested parties are circling.
The former Lyon man was on the bench for PSG’s 5-0 demolition of Inter Milan in the Champions League final, only coming on for the last 27 minutes.
He remained a regular in Luis Enrique’s team as he made 58 appearances in all competitions over the campaign, just not necessarily in the starting XI.
The front three of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue has taken prominence and suggests Barcola could now be available with a huge bid.
Bradley Barcola’s 2024/25 season
Ligue 1
Apps: 34 Goals: 14
Champions League
Apps: 17 Goals 3
Coupe de France
Apps: 6 Goals 4
Major Trophies
Ligue 1, Champions League, Coupe de France
Liverpool also remain keen on Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, despite the Swede likely to be very difficult to sign.
The Magpies do not want to sell their star striker and will only be moved by a bid in the region of £150m, which will be too much for the Reds after signing Wirtz.
Barcola will become the more achievable target if Newcastle stick to their huge asking price for Isak.
With a substantial spending spree going on at Anfield, the Reds also need to sell players this summer.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Caoimhin Kelleher have already left for Real Madrid and Brentford respectively, but there will need to be more outgoings.
Darwin Nunez is available for transfer and expected to leave, while Liverpool will also consider bids for Diogo Jota and possibly Luis Diaz as Arne Slot revamps his front line.
Al Hilal had a bid for Nunez rejected in January and remain interested in the Uruguayan, while Atletico Madrid and Napoli are both considering making offers.
Luis Diaz has been continually linked with Barcelona this summer and the Reds turned down an approach, but the situation could still change.
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