Liverpool may skirt Premier League rule to sign Ibrahim Mbaye in triple PSG transfer

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Get Liverpool FC news, fixtures, results and transfer gossip plus selected offers and competitions Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Read our Privacy PolicyBut it isn’t just Barcola who Liverpool are targeting, with the Merseysiders keen to add depth on the right as well.

However, there had been a fear that Liverpool can only sign one more non-homegrown player due to Premier League rules.The good news for Liverpool fans is that Mbaye’s age means he wouldn’t need to be registered as a senior player, thus wouldn’t take up a homegrown slot as a result. There is just one spare slot available right now, and in a dream world, that would likely go to Barcola.Liverpool are still pushing hard to land the Frenchman, but could come unstuck if PSG don’t budge from their eye-watering valuation.

It’s claimed Barcola would demand a fee north of £120million by PSG, but Liverpool’s current valuation is in the region of £86m instead.Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye are being courted by Liverpool (Image: Getty)Depending on how things work out, Barcola and Mbaye could prove just two of three signings Liverpool make from PSG. Liverpool are desperate for reinforcements in defence, having lost Ibrahima Konate on a free transfer at the end of the season.Time is running out for Liverpool to sort their transfers out before the Premier League season gets underway.