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Liverpool could be working on a right wing target nobody is expecting instead of Ibrahim Mbaye

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Pick Liverpool’s new front three with Bradley Barcola in it 👇 Who joins the Frenchman in Andoni Iraola's best attack? Photo Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier/FIFA However, according to journalist David Lynch, while Barcola’s arrival seems fairly certain, things are still up in the air with Mbaye.Speaking to Anfield Index on Monday, Lynch claimed that while the Senegal international is definitely in Liverpool’s thinking, there is a chance that they still pivot and move for a right winger who nobody has yet mentioned as a target.Liverpool could sign a secret targetGiven the make-up of Liverpool’s squad if Barcola does arrive, and the reporting around their transfer targets this summer, it seems relatively nailed on that the Reds are looking for two more wingers.Mbaye could join Barcola, while there have also been links to Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Yankuba Minteh and Said El Mala.



According to Lynch, though, none of these currently seem especially likely, with a concrete possibility that another player could still come into the mix.READ MORE: Liverpool should now be able to sign Bradley Barcola for a much lower price“In terms of Mbaye, I still don’t really know where that one’s going to go,” he said. He’s one of a number they’re looking at.

Maybe it does end up being him, but it doesn’t feel as open and shut as the Barcola case, I really do expect he will end up at Liverpool. The player wants us more than anyone,’ – which seems to be the noise from his side – ‘and we’re going to wait and get ourselves a bargain very late in the day.'” Photo by David Lidstrom/Getty Images“It’s not clear what’s going to happen from that based on conversations I’m having, compared to Barcola who I do expect to end up at Liverpool.”With the right winger market fairly stale, there is no really obvious player who could be in Liverpool’s sights.