Report:Liverpool and Arsenal are in the race for PSG star

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His numbers are strong too. The report states that Barcola has played 45 matches for PSG this season, scoring 12 goals and providing 7 assists. That is not the profile of a fringe gamble. It is the profile of a player already producing at a serious level, in a team packed with attacking talent.

Bayern, Barcelona and Premier League Interest

MundoDeportivo claim that “Bayern Munich are interested in the PSG winger” while Barcelona, Arsenal and Liverpool are also in the picture. That list says plenty about Barcola’s standing.

For Bayern, he would represent dynamism and succession planning. For Liverpool, he would fit the model of explosive wide forwards who can stretch games and attack space. For Arsenal, he would add another layer of unpredictability to an attack already built around technical security and sharp rotations.

Barcelona’s interest, though, comes with familiar complications. The report makes clear that Barça admire him, but their current priority is Julián Álvarez. Deco and Hansi Flick are said to be “open to low-cost alternatives” while directing most of the budget towards a centre forward.

Barça’s Transfer Dilemma

That is where Barcola becomes both tempting and awkward. PSG reportedly value him at around €70 million, having signed him from Lyon in 2023 for €45 million. That is a sizeable jump, and not exactly compatible with Barcelona’s need to be careful.

Yet the situation at PSG may create intrigue. MundoDeportivo report that Barcola has had “little playing time since the emergence and rise of Désiré Doué,” with Dembélé and Kvaratskhelia also ahead in the attacking order. For a player under contract until 2028, frustration alone does not guarantee movement, but it does create the first faint crack in the door.

Barcola is not merely a market name. He is a footballing idea. Speed, depth, skill and final pass composure make him attractive to any club looking to modernise its attack. Whether Barcelona can move from admiration to action is another matter entirely.

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From an Arsenal perspective, this is exactly the sort of story that makes supporters sit forward. Barcola feels like an Arsenal player in waiting, technically smooth, positionally flexible and capable of playing across the front line without breaking the structure of the team.

There is something persuasive about his profile. Arsenal need more players who can change the rhythm of a match without requiring the whole system to be rebuilt around them. Barcola’s 12 goals and 7 assists from 45 PSG appearances suggest end product, but his real value may be in how he unsettles defenders before the final action arrives.

If Barcelona hesitate, and Liverpool remain in transition, Arsenal should at least be alert. Sometimes the smartest transfers are not the ones shouted loudest in May, but the ones quietly prepared before the market becomes noisy.