LIVERPOOL are set to swoop for Paris Saint-Germain star Bradley Barcola — pushing their summer spending over £300MILLION.
The Premier League champs intend to spend big on another attacker even after they complete a British-transfer record £127million deal for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.
And they are prepared to battle Bayern Munich for £100m-rated winger Barcola, 22.
Liverpool have also not given up all hope of prising Alexander Isak away from Newcastle.
Kop chiefs would still love 23-goal Isak to lead their new-look frontline.
But if the Toon insist on a fee of around £150m for the 25-year-old Sweden international, Liverpool will bow out and look for an alternative.
And Barcola has emerged as a spectacular Plan B after doubts emerged over his future with Champions League winners PSG.
The Anfield giants have already spent £29.5m on Wirtz’s Leverkusen team-mate, defender Jeremie Frimpong, 24, with another £40m-plus earmarked for Bournemouth’s 21-year-old left-back Milos Kerkez.
But it is the prospect of Barcola teaming up with Wirtz, 22, and Anfield icon Mo Salah, 32, which will have fans pinching themselves.
Barcola, who is Bayern’s No 1 target, is no longer part of PSG’s first-choice front three.
He found himself on the bench again for last month’s Champions League final against Inter Milan, coming on in the 67th minute and teeing up Senny Mayulu for the last goal in the 5-0 thrashing.
Bayern have made no secret of their intention to test PSG’s resolve to keep Barcola, who they signed from Lyon for £38m in 2023.
Liverpool will look to raise funds by offloading erratic forward Darwin Nunez, 25, and will also consider offers for 28-year-old pair Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota.
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