Liverpool fans tell Richard Hughes what to do after PSG quote £170m for Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye
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Remember, the Reds have a buy option of around £47m… Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool According to most Liverpool supporters asked on Rousing The Kop‘s Facebook page, Richard Hughes should not get close to this figure, and if the French champions continue to play hard ball, he has to move onto other targets. If PSG want £140m for the France international, that leaves £30m for Mbaye, and in truth that sounds reasonable.Nevertheless, Barcola clearly wants to leave PSG, and according to fans on Facebook, this should be factored in when setting his asking price.“I think £120m is the max for the 2 players,” one supporter said.
“€150, these players are not key players at PSG,” someone else added.READ MORE: Liverpool have three exciting alternatives to Ibrahim Mbaye as they look to add two more wingers“Neither player is getting much game time with PSG so I dare say they want to leave and go where they will be appreciated more,” another fan added, while suggesting £160m as an acceptable fee.“200 million too much. 170 or 160 million is a good price for two good players,” was another supporter’s view.Meanwhile, some fans urged Liverpool not to get drawn into a situation where they could lose both players, and instead bite the bullet, pay PSG’s asking price and get Barcola and Mbaye through the door.“How much do we need these players?
“FSG are dragging this out and we will end up with no one.”“Liverpool will end this window without pulling any meaningful signing, seems we are stuck on this Barcola issue and it’s just finishing our time,” someone else added.“Just pay the money and get your players,” one more fan agreed.Photo by Al Bello/Getty ImagesAlthough the general consensus was that Liverpool should either pay up or offer slightly less, some supporters urged Hughes and the Reds to simply end the discussions and move onto other targets, with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo, though currently injured, named by several fans as an alternative.“I think Brahim Diaz or Rodrygo would be great signing for Liverpool,” said one fan.“Rodrygo gonna be better replacement for Barcola and less price beside he is more dangerous, another claimed. “We’d potentially have 6 wide attackers.”It remains to be seen which path Liverpool will follow, but it is clear that they do not intend on paying PSG the money they ideally want.