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Liverpool have signed winger even better than Bradley Barcola

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Liverpool are set for an attacking overhaul this summer. At the end of last season Richard Hughes spent £450m fortifying the squad. Among the arrivals were central attackers in the shape of Alexander...

Liverpool have signed winger even better than Bradley Barcola Liverpool are set for an attacking overhaul this summer. At the end of last season Richard Hughes spent £450m fortifying the squad. Among the arrivals were central attackers in the shape of Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike.

Following a poor campaign there has been noise coming out of Anfield suggesting that wingers are the priority for Hughes and Arne Slot. One-v-one specialists are seen as the must-have signings around the AXA Training Centre - with Yan Diomande and Bradley Barcola among those seen as potential recruits. With Mo Salah leaving and Federico Chiesa very likely to join him on the exit ramp we can expect to see competition signed on the right wing for Jeremie Frimpong.

And Liverpool’s search has brought them to Paris per a report in L’Equipe where Barcola is under consideration . Barcola under consideration by Liverpool However the report also adds that Barcola is seen more as a left-wing option inside the corridors of power - and right now that’s not what Liverpool are looking for. It looks like the Reds will pass on the opportunity to sign Barcola - whose contract talks with Paris Saint-Germain have reached an impasse.

“Barcola's profile as an athletic winger is highly sought after on the market,” the report reads. “Liverpool's interest is genuine, but the Reds' decision-makers are well aware that the Parisian is more comfortable on the left wing. ” The reason Liverpool won’t pursue Barcola?