Stalled contract talks hand Liverpool advantage in deal for Gakpo upgrade
It promises to be a summer of big change for Liverpool’s attack. Mohamed Salah is leaving having reached an agreement to tear up his £400k per week contract a year ahead of schedule. He will be joi...
Stalled contract talks hand Liverpool advantage in deal for Gakpo upgrade It promises to be a summer of big change for Liverpool’s attack. Mohamed Salah is leaving having reached an agreement to tear up his £400k per week contract a year ahead of schedule. He will be joined on the exit ramp by Federico Chiesa - whose Anfield career has been a washout.
Their departures will open the door to new attackers - with Richard Hughes and Arne Slot understood to be prioritising one-v-one quality out wide. And one player firmly in the Premier League champions’ sights according to a new report in Caught Offside is Bradley Barcola. Liverpool seeking deal for Barcola The France international, 23, is under contract with Paris Saint-Germain until 2028.
But there are concerns inside the Parc des Princes that Barcola won’t sign a new deal - and that could open the door for the Merseysiders to make a bid. “Liverpool are understood to still be keen on a potential transfer deal for Bradley Barcola this summer, with the French winger stalling on signing a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain,” the report reads. Salah and Chiesa leaving will mean a gap opening up on the right side of Liverpool’s attack for next season.
Barcola however is being looked at as a potential improvement on Cody Gakpo on the other side of the attack. “[Barcola] could also be targeted to give LFC that extra goal threat and spark from the left flank, as an upgrade on the inconsistent Cody Gakpo,” the report continues. “Liverpool have liked him for some time, and this development could lead to concrete talks soon.