Liverpool Pursues Ibrahim Mbaye Amid Bradley Barcola Talks

Liverpool’s summer window is finally threatening to catch fire.

With only weeks left before the deadline, the club are preparing a serious move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Ibrahim Mbaye, as the search for attacking reinforcements intensifies at Anfield.

Jeremy Jacquet, Victor Munoz and Ronald Araujo have already come through the door, but those deals have not masked the glaring issue in the final third. There is still a Mohamed Salah-sized vacancy in Andoni Iraola’s front line, and the clock is ticking.

Barcola the headline, Mbaye the opening

Liverpool’s top target remains Bradley Barcola. Talks with PSG are ongoing over a deal that would likely soar beyond the £100m mark, a fee that underlines both the French club’s strength and Liverpool’s desperation to inject elite quality into their attack.

While the Barcola pursuit rumbles on, a parallel track is now opening up.

According to L’Equipe, Liverpool are readying a concrete proposal for Mbaye, with an offer expected to land on PSG’s desk by the end of next week. The 21-year-old is not the marquee name in this story, but he might be the deal that actually gets done.

Cheaper, quicker, necessary

Mbaye’s price is now thought to be higher than the initial €40m figure that surfaced earlier in the window, yet he still represents a significantly cheaper alternative to Barcola. For a club juggling multiple needs and an evolving wage bill, that matters.

Liverpool do not just want forwards. They need them.

Salah’s departure has ripped out both goals and gravity from the right side of the attack. The situation is compounded by Cody Gakpo’s increasingly likely move to Tottenham Hotspur, a switch that would strip Iraola of another versatile option across the front line.

The pressure is obvious. The Anfield hierarchy can see it as clearly as anyone in the stands.

A statement from Paris?

This is why a double raid on the European champions carries such weight. Landing Barcola would be a blockbuster. Adding Mbaye on top would be a declaration.

For now, Liverpool are moving from interest to intent. The Mbaye bid is being lined up, Barcola remains the primary obsession, and PSG hold two of the key pieces in Liverpool’s late-window puzzle.

How many of them end up walking out at Anfield in red?