{"id":324525,"date":"2025-08-07T06:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324525\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T06:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T06:38:11","slug":"liverpool-fans-told-whether-they-could-be-signing-alexander-isak-and-bradley-barcola-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/324525\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool fans told whether they could be signing Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Liverpool look almost certain to make another attacking signing before the end of the transfer window.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reds have already done big business in forward areas, with Hugo Ekitike arriving and Florian Wirtz joining as an attacking midfielder.<\/p>\n

But with Luis Diaz leaving and Darwin Nunez on the verge of joining Al Hilal, Liverpool<\/a> still look a little short.<\/p>\n

Nunez\u2019s move took a big step forward on Wednesday<\/a>, leaving a pervading feeling that Liverpool would not allow him to depart if they weren\u2019t confident of a replacement coming in.<\/p>\n

Throughout the summer, the Uruguayan\u2019s successor has felt likely to come in the shape of Alexander Isak<\/a>. However, with Newcastle causing complications on that front, rumours have begun arriving that PSG\u2019s Bradley Barcola could be a target for Arne Slot instead.<\/p>\n

With Reds fans growing excited at the prospect of Isak and Barcola arriving together, journalist Fabrizio Romano has clarified whether Liverpool could actually sign them both.<\/p>\n

\"BradleyPhoto by Koji Watanabe\/Getty ImagesBradley Barcola is Alexander Isak alternative<\/p>\n

Time is quickly starting to tick by in the transfer market. There is now just over three weeks left for the Liverpool squad<\/a> to be finalised.<\/p>\n

Another forward addition is vital, but according to Romano, it will likely be Isak or Barcola not both of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Isak deal is absolutely still alive,\u201d the transfer expert told his YouTube channel on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn case the Isak deal doesn\u2019t happen, because Newcastle decide to close their doors and not proceed with this one, Bradley Barcola is the dream option in terms of wingers. For Liverpool the striker option is Isak, If they can\u2019t get Isak, there is the possibility to go for a winger and Barcola is seen as a dream target internally.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Liverpool could now make a bid of less than \u00a340m to sign England international this summer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cAs of today, Liverpool have not made contact with the agent, Liverpool have not contacted PSG, Liverpool are not negotiating for Barcola, Liverpool have not made a bid for Barcola,\u201d Romano adds.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Isak, let\u2019s be clear, remains way more advanced and remains the priority. If Newcastle close the doors, an attempt on Barcola could be made before the end of the window.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s Barcola interest played down<\/p>\n

Although some supporters were getting excited at Liverpool potentially pulling off a crazy, expensive double swoop with Isak and Barcola, that looks unlikely to happen.<\/p>\n

And, adding to Romano\u2019s clarification, journalist James Pearce played down the chances of Liverpool making any kind of move for the PSG wide man.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiverpool rate Bradley Barcola highly but pursuing someone of his profile would act as a pathway blocker for talented teenager Rio Ngumoha, who has enjoyed an outstanding pre-season for Arne Slot\u2019s side,\u201d Pearce wrote in The Athletic on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiverpool don\u2019t want to do anything to block Ngumoha\u2019s progression.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the 16-year-old one step closer to the first team following Diaz\u2019s exit, it would seem counterintuitive to add another big blocker in his way. Isak is rightly still the priority. <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool look almost certain to make another attacking signing before the end of the transfer window. The Reds…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[9261,116916,748,393,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-324525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-alexander-isak","9":"tag-bradley-barcola","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114986110419729043","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324525","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=324525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}