Fabrizio Romano drops huge Bradley Barcola to Liverpool news after his revealing presser comments
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Bradley Barcola is still a ‘serious’ target for Liverpool this summer.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYFabrizio Romano reports that the Reds now have the France international at the top of their list – presumably after having been rebuffed by former top target Yan Diomande.The potential financials around such a deal, of course, remain a deal-threatening obstacle.Bradley Barcola remains a serious target for LiverpoolIt’s no surprise that Andoni Iraola’s side have pivoted at pace to the PSG left winger, given the current state of the winger market.“Liverpool have Barcola on top of their list – he’s always on their list,” the reliable transfer news journalist spoke on his eponymous YouTube channel.“I told you for months, ‘Don’t forget Barcola!’ and now here we are: with Barcola as a serious target for Liverpool.“But, obviously, it depends financially on what Liverpool can do to reach an agreement with PSG.”Want more Empire of the Kop coverage?
Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustRealistically, beyond Barcola, who can Liverpool seriously consider game-changing or at an elite level (who is also “gettable”) in the transfer window?Michael Olise, of course, would be more than ideal, but Bayern have set their stall quite early on this one: the right winger is not for sale this summer, no matter the price.So, Barcola it is. Particularly if PSG are dead-set on attracting a fee comparable to the £116m Man City forked out for Elliot Anderson.Could Arsenal intervene in Liverpool’s move for Barcola?Fabrizio Romano went on to add: “For Arsenal, the number one target remains Morgan Rogers.“If they can reach an agreement with Aston Villa, they will sign Morgan Rogers.
If they can’t, Barcola could be an option.“But at the moment, I feel Morgan Rogers is the most serious candidate to become the new winger for Mikel Arteta.”What did Barcola tell reporters in his recent France presser?When asked about his future, Bradley Barcola told the press: “Focus on (the) World Cup now. A side that has won back-to-back Champions League titles, it’s worth emphasising.The door is, apparently, open for Liverpool to swoop for Barcola, should they wish to.However, as far as we’re concerned here at Empire of the Kop, we’re quite keen on seeing this resolved rapidly.