Enrique on Barcola future and preparing in ‘best possible way’ after disrupted pre-season | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique refused to talk on speculation linking winger Bradley Barcola with a move away from the club.

Barcola has been linked with moves to Arsenal and Liverpool this summer, with the 23-year-old understood to be a target for Andoni Iraola’s Reds.

The French international has returned to PSG training following the World Cup, where he scored three times on Les Blues’ way to fourth place in the competition. The Parisians face off against Aston Villa in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.

“I don’t know and I don’t want to speak about any player individually,” Enrique said when asked about Barcola.

“Because it’s always dangerous when you are asking something positive or negative about a player. I stay focused on my team.”

Enrique also spoke on his late of players due to a number of late returnees following the World Cup, and is unsure on the condition on his squad heading into their first competitive match of the campaign.

“In the pre-season matches, we had a lot of absences. It’s hard to predict who will play. For every team, it’s important to win a European trophy, and we’ll see what kind of match both teams can deliver this Wednesday. I don’t have players.

“Some returned this Monday, others came back last week. We are trying to prepare in the best way possible. I don’t know what kind of physical condition my players will be in.”