Overview
- Reporting says Liverpool have stepped up pursuit of 18-year-old Ibrahim Mbaye and discussions between the clubs and the player's camp are now advancing.
- Mbaye has instructed agent Jorge Mendes and is reported to be willing to leave Paris Saint-Germain to seek regular first-team football.
- Sources describe PSG as reluctant sellers who nevertheless accept Mbaye’s pathway to minutes is blocked at the Parc des Princes.
- PSG are believed to value Mbaye at about €50 million and Liverpool are said to be comfortable with that figure, while Liverpool continue a separate, ongoing pursuit of Bradley Barcola.
- Formal talks are expected to follow as the window progresses and a Mbaye transfer would immediately boost Liverpool’s wide options and shape how the club approaches further signings this month.