Liverpool bid for PSG winger faces competition

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Liverpool are set to face opposition in their bid to land Ibrahim Mbaye. Mbaye emerged as a potential addition for Andoni Iraola’s side alongside their ongoing pursuit of teammate Bradley Barcola, who is keen on a move to Anfield.

The Senegal international is attracting interest the Bundesliga, where Bayer Leverkusen were initially set to rival the Reds in the race for his signature. But two more teams from the German top flight are now in the running to land Mbaye with Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig newly credited with interest in the winger.

Negotiations for Barcola, meanwhile, remain ongoing despite Liverpool and PSG remaining apart their valuations for the prodigious France international forward. Barcola’s long-term future at the Parc des Princes is considered precarious after he rejected attempts to extend his contract beyond its current summer 2028 expiry.