They've finally done it, Liverpool ready to enter the great heist

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·7 August 2026

They've finally done it, Liverpool ready to enter the great heist

Liverpool are ready to make a bold move and join many other clubs in doing so. Elite talent on the cheap.

We wrote earlier this week that something was happening across European football right now. The cream-of-the-crop wonderkids were all being snatched up in bold (and expensive) fashion.

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Real Madrid are pushing forward on a move for Yan Diomande after Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool tried. Carlos Espi has gone to Real Madrid after his own breakout season. Bazoumana Touré has joined Newcastle United, while Johan Manzambi signed for Aston Villa. Both thrived in the Bundesliga last season. Another who did just that? Luka Vuskovic, who has moved to Brighton from Tottenham Hotspur after his loan spell at Hamburg. Ayyoub Bouaddi is expected to join Manchester City for possibly nine figures thanks to his impressive World Cup. Even more moves are expected this month. Eli Kroupi, Said El Mala and Matías Fernández-Pardo are heavily linked with new clubs. In fact, all three have been linked with Liverpool.

Real Madrid have since completed their move for Yan Diomande, while Newcastle United look ready to double-dip in this heist as Victor Froholdt is lined up to replace Bruno Guimaraes.

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We fully expect El Mala and Fernandez-Pardo to disappear elsewhere, too, though Kroupi may be a tough one given Bournemouth only brought him in a year ago. The point is that teams are hoovering up the elite wonderkids and Liverpool have been a little absent.

Of course, they did grab Giovanni Leoni a year ago. Jeremy Jacquet just about fits into the age bracket, too, and he’s officially a Liverpool player.

But it appears that the Reds are ready to go all-in with this idea. Fabrice Hawkins is among many reporting that Liverpool have their eyes on Ibrahim Mbaye and will attempt to strike a deal with PSG.

Liverpool, who are already in talks with the Parisians over Bradley Barcola, could snap up one of the brightest prospects in all of football if they get it over the line. That’s exactly the kind of deal that top clubs are hoping to strike this summer - one in which they lock down a superstar talent to develop.

Now, Rio Ngumoha is already that for the Reds but why not go again? Mbaye is something special and if Liverpool can snap him up, they’ll have got one of the true stars out of this summer’s trend.