{"id":1146407,"date":"2026-08-13T15:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1146407\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:10:24","slug":"man-utd-transfers-decision-reached-on-signing-liverpool-target-ibrahim-mbaye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1146407\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfers: Decision reached on signing Liverpool target Ibrahim Mbaye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United<\/a> have decided to hold talks for Paris Saint-Germain winger Ibrahim Mbaye after his move to Liverpool stalled, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Mbaye is pushing to leave PSG this summer as he is concerned about his lack of game time in the French capital. The 18-year-old right winger knows that regular starts at a high level will be crucial if he is to reach his top-class potential.<\/p>\n

We revealed last week that Liverpool had intensified talks to sign Mbaye<\/a> as they looked to beat Manchester City to his capture.<\/p>\n

At that stage, Liverpool appeared happy to pay \u20ac50m (\u00a343m) for him.<\/p>\n

But Fabrizio Romano revealed on Thursday morning that Liverpool are no longer planning to bid for Mbaye<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIbrahim Mbaye. Liverpool spoke with the agent of the player, Jorge Mendes, for several days,\u201d the journalist said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut my information is that PSG believe that [Liverpool] signing Barcola and Mbaye means spending almost \u20ac200m [\u00a3171m]. So that would be a crazy package to spend on two players.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy understanding is that Liverpool\u2019s plan is to sign two wingers by the end of the window, especially if Cody Gakpo goes to Tottenham.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Gakpo goes to Tottenham, and Liverpool sign Barcola, there is still space for one more winger.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the moment, the price made by PSG for Mbaye is considered too expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n

And in a shock new twist, Spanish outlet AS<\/a> report that Man Utd are among the top clubs looking to sign Mbaye following Liverpool\u2019s decision not to proceed.<\/p>\n

Man Utd<\/a> have made an \u2018enquiry\u2019 to see whether the teenager would be open to moving to Old Trafford, and the exact figure PSG want to sell.<\/p>\n

United have \u2018set their sights\u2019 on signing Mbaye, with the report describing him as a \u2018gem\u2019 and a \u2018diamond in the rough\u2019.<\/p>\n

In addition to Michael Carrick\u2019s side, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Roma are just some of the other sides keen on landing him.<\/p>\n

Were Mbaye to join United, then he would compete with the likes of Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo for minutes at right wing.<\/p>\n

Liverpool<\/a> fans seeing Mbaye sign for United would be very frustrating indeed. But Romano insists Liverpool are pressing ahead with talks for Barcola, their No 1 target.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at Bradley Barcola, probably the story of the night in terms of transfers, is about the French winger,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause Barcola was not playing one single minute for Paris Saint-Germain [in the UEFA Super Cup]. And also if you look at Barcola\u2019s face, [it] looks very clear that the player is probably thinking about leaving the club.<\/p>\n

Man Utd could sign Mbaye as Liverpool pursue Barcola<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of today, while there is the chance to go to Liverpool, Barcola\u2019s face is speaking for himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarcola wants to go to Liverpool. The personal terms are almost in place, it\u2019s not a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cBarcola is attracted by Liverpool, Barcola is wanted by Liverpool.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s on the club-to-club negotiations. There are daily negotiations. Liverpool and PSG are in direct, club-to-club talks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe big news of the night is PSG\u2019s president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, he said: \u2018I don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen with him, we will see in the next days, we are negotiating.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Al-Khelaifi, who usually is very clear on the players who should stay, says that Barcola\u2019s future is still open, it means only one thing: the deal is absolutely on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, United could move for a Real Madrid star after being told Myles Lewis-Skelly is off limits<\/a>, as per a report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United have decided to hold talks for Paris Saint-Germain winger Ibrahim Mbaye after his move to Liverpool…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1146408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8815],"tags":[160,748,393,30079,163,4884,179,98,101,7580,100,16,15],"class_list":["post-1146407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-liverpool","tag-all-the-news","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-french-ligue-1","tag-front-page","tag-great-britain","tag-liverpool","tag-manchester-united","tag-premier-league","tag-psg","tag-transfer-news","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117088841125075037","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1146407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1146407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1146408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1146407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1146407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1146407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}