{"id":1130979,"date":"2026-08-05T02:19:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T02:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1130979\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T02:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T02:19:23","slug":"liverpool-eye-psg-wonderkid-18-alongside-bradley-barcola-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1130979\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool eye PSG wonderkid, 18, alongside Bradley Barcola transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are eyeing up a move for PSG teenager Ibrahim Mbaye, talkSPORT understands.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds are in the market for a new winger in the summer transfer window following <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4491233\/mohamed-salah-turkey-transfer-club-statement-trabzonspor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trabzonspor-bound Mohamed Salah&#8217;s<\/a> exit earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ibrahim Mbaye celebrates PSG's Champions League success over Arsenal\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AA_01062026_2807323-JS1097757106.jpg\" data-caption=\"PSG teenager Mbaye has emerged as a top attacking target for Liverpool\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AA_01062026_2807323-JS1097757106.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>PSG teenager Mbaye has emerged as a top attacking target for Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Andoni Iraola&#8217;s men have already <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4341924\/liverpool-newcastle-transfer-hijack-victor-munoz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed Victor Munoz<\/a> to strengthen the left flank, and are <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4474703\/liverpool-bradley-barcola-bid-alternative-transfer-targets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">eyeing up a bumper move for Bradley Barcola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And Barcola isn&#8217;t the only PSG star that the Merseyside giants are courting.<\/p>\n<p>Mbaye has emerged as a potential target for Liverpool as they seek to strengthen their right flank.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old started ten league matches for Luis Enrique&#8217;s men as PSG secured Ligue 1 glory once again.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON TALKSPORT<\/p>\n<p>Mbaye, who is also able to play on the left flank, scored three goals and provided two assists in France&#8217;s top tier.<\/p>\n<p>The forward was also part of the Senegal squad for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Cup<\/a>, and struck what proved to be a late consolation in <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/world-cup\/4338025\/kylian-mbappe-elite-record-france\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their eventual 3-1 loss to semi-finalists France<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PSG are reluctant to lose Mbaye, but may be forced to cash in on the talented teenager, who is contracted to the Parisian powerhouse until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Mbaye has been on the PSG books since 2018, when he joined from Versailles.<\/p>\n<p>Where has Mohamed Salah gone?<\/p>\n<p>Having announced <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4137414\/mo-salah-leaves-liverpool-transfer-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he&#8217;ll call time on a legendary nine-year spell at Liverpool back in March<\/a>, Salah has only recently confirmed his next club.<\/p>\n<p>A lucrative summer switch to Saudi Arabia was expected for the Egypt star, though a move to the Middle East failed to materialise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah Trabzonspor kit swap.\" height=\"960\" width=\"768\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SALAH-TRABZONSPOR.jpg\" data-caption=\"Salah will sign for Trabzonspor this week\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SALAH-TRABZONSPOR.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Salah will sign for Trabzonspor this week<\/p>\n<p>And having <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4469669\/mohamed-salah-transfer-update-besiktas-talks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rebuffed Besiktas&#8217; offer<\/a>, Salah has instead signed for fellow Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Negotiations have begun regarding the transfer of professional footballer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/mohamed-salah\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mohamed Salah<\/a>\u00a0to our club,&#8221; a club statement read on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Trabzonspor finished the 2025\/26 Super Lig season in third place, eight points behind eventual champions Galatasaray.<\/p>\n<p>And a move to Papara Park will see Salah link up with former Premier League stars Andre Onana and Paul Onuachu.<\/p>\n<p>Onana spent last season on loan with Trabzonspor, and <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4324438\/manchester-united-transfer-news-andre-onana-loan\/#:~:text=Andre%20Onana%20has%20agreed%20to,not%20including%20a%20buy%20option.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re-joined the Turkish for the 2026\/27 campaign<\/a> at the start of July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool are eyeing up a move for PSG teenager Ibrahim Mbaye, talkSPORT understands. 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