Bradley Barcola just got closer to Liverpool transfer after seismic Friday update

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Multiple sources are now reporting that PSG are closing in on Maghnes Akliouche.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYBen Jacobs confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that the Ligue 1 champions have agreed a €50m [£42.7m] deal for the France International.The claim appears to have been corroborated by transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano on the same platform.Maghnes Akliouche close to PSG transfer this summerLiverpool were understood to have explored the option earlier in the window.However, ultimately, it seems that the Reds have settled on Bradley Barcola as their top target after missing out on Yan Diomande, initially, to PSG.

PSG agree a €50m deal for Maghnes Akliouche, as @AbdellahBoulma and @LeMechenoua called. Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustOf course, with reports coming out of the club indicating that Liverpool would be satisfied with a selection of four wingers, perhaps therein lies the answer!PSG have just conceded ground to Liverpool in Bradley Barcola talksA good deal for PSG, it has to be said.Although you’d have to imagine Liverpool’s recruitment team may be celebrating this deal going through at such a surprisingly low price point at a time when PSG are pushing for £145m [€170m] for Bradley Barcola.Cite Elliot Anderson (£116m) and Morgan Rogers (£117m) if you wish, chaps.

Liverpool have every right to cite the £42.7m deal PSG have just sealed for Maghnes Akliouche. However, we do think a figure closer to £100m would be far more reasonable for a player Luis Enrique’s men don’t intend to rely on as a key figure in the starting XI in their most important games.Are PSG really saying that Barcola is worth more than three times Akliouche’s value?