Talks at final stages” – Liverpool closer to Ibrahim Mbaye transfer than ever before after Romano update — Yahoo Sports

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“Talks at final stages” – Liverpool closer to Ibrahim Mbaye transfer than ever before after Romano update

PSG are reportedly in the “final stages” of talks with Barcelona to sign Ferran Torres.

Fabrizio Romano reports on X (formerly Twitter) that the Parisiens are close to reaching a full verbal agreement with the Spain international.

Liverpool were thought to be eyeing the former Manchester City star as a potential option on the right flank following Mo Salah’s departure.

Liverpool miss a trick with Ferran Torres no-show

At a potential price point of €50m [£42.7m], this feels like a massive bargain that Liverpool have inexplicably overlooked in the summer transfer window.

Let’s go through the list, shall we? He registered 21 goals and three assists in 49 games (across all competitions) for Barcelona in 2025/26 (at a rate of one every 112.2 minutes); he’s 26 years of age, so by no means “washed”, so to speak; and, perhaps, most critically of all, comes with Premier League experience attached.

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Oh, and did we add that the naturally right-sided winger has spent a significant chunk of his Barcelona career playing centrally?

* Ferran Torres’ appearances by position across his entire Barcelona career ( Transfermarkt )

Liverpool putting their eggs in the Ibrahim Mbaye basket

Now, it’s intriguing that Liverpool are understood to be into the idea of bringing Ibrahim Mbaye to Anfield at a time when PSG are equally keen to offload the teenager.

Now, the Senegal international, we know, is going to cost around a similar price point to Torres , if reports are to be believed. And this is where part of the frustration lies with the Reds’ business this summer.

If we’re keen to replace Salah’s experience on the right flank, why not simply go for the experience already on the market in the Spaniard? Yes, we appreciate this argument perhaps becomes a little more difficult to commit to if the footballer’s price-tag enters the €70m-80m [£59.8m-68.3m] territory Romano mentioned.

And there’s perhaps some wider consideration being given to the fact that allowing PSG to sign Ferran Torres should, in theory, enable Liverpool in talks to bring both Bradley Barcola and Mbaye to L4.

But we’re more than a little uncomfortable around the idea of waiting for another club to complete their business before we get a chance at landing two important targets.

It doesn’t feel like anything close to a sure thing at a point when time is quickly running out in the window.