Liverpool at alert as Barcola hits contract stand-off with PSG | OneFootball

Liverpool may have been given fresh hope in their pursuit of French winger Bradley Barcola.

According to L’Equipe, the former Olympique Lyon forward has hit a brick wall in contract negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain.

The 23-year-old winger was in high demand last summer, and Liverpool are among a number of clubs that were seriously interested in prising him away from the French capital.

Bayern Munich were also linked with a move for the Frenchman, but they ultimately opted to sign Liverpool winger Luis Diaz in a big-money deal worth €75 million (£61m).

The Reds had identified Barcola as the ideal replacement for the Colombian forward, but PSG were not interested in doing business.

At the time, Barcola’s long-term future at PSG was hanging in the balance as he struggled for first-team minutes. The rumours linking him with a PSG exit have resurfaced once again.

Liverpool are short of options on the left flank. Cody Gakpo is the only senior left winger in Arne Slot’s squad, although they have highly-rated prodigy Rio Ngumoha as back-up.

Rather than reinvesting the proceeds from Diaz’s sale, Liverpool opted to spend a whopping £125m to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.

However, their interest in Barcola is still strong, and they could reignite their pursuit if Barcola and PSG fail to find common ground.

Since Khvicha Kvaratskhelia joined PSG in January, Barcola’s spot in the starting line-up has been under serious pressure.

Luis Enrique prefers a front three of Kvaratskhelia, Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele, and Desire Doue, which leaves Barcola out in the cold more often than not.

Barcola has featured predominantly for PSG this season, with Dembele, Kvaratskhelia, and Doue struggling with injury issues.

PSG want to prove to him that he’s still a key part of their long-term plans by offering him a new deal, but both sides are yet to see eye to eye on the details of the contract.