Fabrizio Romano has now offered Liverpool major optimism over pursuit of "superb" 23 y/o

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As Liverpool continue to push hard to complete the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain, journalist Fabrizio Romano has provided a new update. There is the lingering threat of Arsenal when it comes to Liverpool’s pursuit of Barcola, however, with journalist Mark Brus claiming as much in recent days: “Liverpool and PSG still have no agreement on Barcola, there’s a significant gap in valuation,” one source explained.

“Arsenal haven’t completely gone away, and could aggressively enter the conversation again if it becomes clear this deal is really stalling.” Now, speaking on YouTube [via TEAMtalk], Romano has provided the latest on the situation, saying Liverpool remain “super optimistic” about signing Barcola: “Don’t forget about Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye because both players once again are not part of the Paris Saint-Germain squad for the weekend. Bradley Barcola has been one of the sagas of the summer.

“If you are a friend of my YouTube channel, you heard Bradley Barcola to Liverpool since May, and I remain still super optimistic because Liverpool are working on it. I always told you it’s going to be a slow deal.” Liverpool missing out on Bradley Barcola would be embarrassing Plenty of Liverpool fans are disgruntled by the lack of business throughout the summer transfer window, with Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Newcastle United exposing flaws within the squad.