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Not just Barcola: Liverpool ready to move for a different PSG star Iraola once labelled a "great player"

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It's no surprise that clubs are desperate to sign Paris Saint-Germain's players after their consecutive Champions League triumphs have established them as a truly historic sideTherefore it is no surprise that their players are in such high demand. The Ligue 1 champions are reluctant to sell, but may be forced to do so if they manage to get their hands on Maghnes Akliouche from Monaco and RB Leipzig's Yan Diomandé; that would be one too many attackers.



The other PSG player of interest to Liverpool As reported by Liverpool-based journalist David Lynch, speaking in a YouTube video, Anoni Iraola side are interested in signing 23-year-old centre-back Illya Zabarnyi. The centre-back was unable to usurp either Marquinhos or William Pacho as first choice, making 37 appearances last season, albeit starting only twice in the Champions League, sent off during October's 7-2 league phase victory over Bayer Leverkusen.Thus, PSG may well be open to selling the 23 year old, albeit they would like to recoup a decent percentage of the humungous transfer fee they paid to Bournemouth less than a year ago.

Zabarnyi's primary attributes are on the ball, hence why he racked up more passes and touches, while acknowledging this is partially due to the fact that PSG dominate every domestic match they play. Zabarnyi is a player Iraola knows well, having brought him to England in the first place, so, assuming he is available at a decent price, this feels like a sensible signing.