‘Final green light…’ – Romano drops significant Barcola to Liverpool update as talks continue

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Liverpool’s pursuit of Bradley Barcola continues apace as we enter the final three weeks of the summer transfer window.While some reports of a ‘done deal’ in recent days were very much jumping the gun, Fabrizio Romano outlined over the weekend that Anfield chiefs remain in discussions with their Paris Saint-Germain counterparts regarding a potential swoop for the winger.The European champions have set a massive asking price of £128m for the France international (TEAMtalk), and convincing them to do business is set to be considerably harder than persuading the player over a move to Merseyside.Liverpool have ‘final green light’ from Barcola on personal termsOn Monday morning, Romano took to X to report that Liverpool ‘have the final green light’ from Barcola on personal terms and remain in ‘direct, official conversation’ with PSG over a transfer fee.In a corresponding overnight update on his eponymous YouTube channel, the reporter elaborated that no ‘official bid’ has yet been made by the Reds, who ‘know that they need to improve their opening conversations’, with their ideal fee for the player ‘far away’ from what the Parisians want.Romano did add, however, that if PSG were to reinforce their attack with prospective moves for Ferran Torres and Mika Godts (having already signed Maghnes Akliouche), the surplus of forwards ‘could faciliate’ a move to Anfield for Barcola.Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWill the two clubs eventually agree a fee for Barcola?The 23-year-old has seemingly made it quite clear that he’d happily move to Liverpool if personal terms have been agreed, but the biggest obstacle remains the price that’d be paid to the Champions League holders.The Reds might be able to convince PSG to knock a few million quid off the reported asking price for him, but realistically it’d probably still require a nine-figure fee to get the go-ahead from the Parc des Princes hierarchy.As Romano hinted, the fate of the Parisians’ other rumoured transfer pursuits could go some way to determining whether or not they sanction an exit for Barcola, with Luis Enrique reportedly indicating that he’d rather not work with players who aren’t committed to the project in the French capital.There are still three weeks remaining for a deal to go through, which could be sufficient time for the two clubs to agree a fee and allow for the transfer to ultimately be completed.As grating as these words might seem for Liverpool fans, given how long the saga has rumbled on already, it might be a case of continuing to be patient in waiting for a breakthrough on a fee being agreed for the attacker.