‘In Recent Hours’ – Liverpool Back In Touch Over Target But Club Stand Firm | OneFootball

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Paris Saint-Germain are refusing to water down their demand for €140m from Liverpool for winger Bradley Barcola.

With the transfer window having just over a week left, Liverpool are shopping for wingers for former Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola.

The Spaniard wants wide additions to arrive on Merseyside and Barcola has been Liverpool’s key target all summer.

Barcola is keen to make the move to Anfield and the feeling in France has been that he will join Liverpool before the window shuts.

There is though no agreement yet and Liverpool have been unwilling to meet PSG’s €140m price, which they feel is too high for the France international attacker.

Further talks have taken place ‘in recent hours’, according to French journalist Loic Tanzi, as Liverpool look for a breakthrough.

PSG though have been standing firm on their demand for €140m and it remains to be seen whether the French giants or Liverpool blink first in talks as the clock ticks down on the window.

Liverpool forked out huge sums last summer to bring in Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, while other notable recruits included Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.

None though have come anywhere close to justifying the sums spent on them, amid Liverpool going backwards at an alarming rate.

There will be real focus on the Liverpool recruitment team this summer and it is unclear if they will splash so much cash on Barcola.

Liverpool have had a bid for winger Yankuba Minteh turned down by Brighton, while they are unwilling to meet PSG’s asking price for another of their wingers in Ibrahim Mbaye.

Iraola wants two new wingers bringing in and if that does not happen then Liverpool are unlikely to sanction the exit of Cody Gakpo,