Source close to Liverpool reveals significant Maghnes Akliouche development

Source close to Liverpool reveals significant Maghnes Akliouche developmentLiverpool have yet to escalate their reported interest in Maghnes Ackliouche.

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Ian Doyle clarified that the approach to the Monaco star in question occurred earlier in the summer transfer window amid the Reds’ search to bolster the right flank.

>The Merseysiders are currently believed to be prioritising a move for PSG’s Bradley Barcola.

Liverpool yet to escalate Maghnes Akliouche interestAndoni Iraola’s side is still very much in the hunt for a new winger, but it seems that interest in Akliouche is not as advanced as first thought.

>“Liverpool indeed enquired about the France winger earlier in the summer when they were assessing the market for a new right-winger,” the reporter confirmed on the Liverpool Echo’s live blog.

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class="Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh">“However, nothing new has happened since then.”

>Meanwhile, it’s understood that the Ligue 1 star has already ‘given his green light’ to PSG over a summer transfer, according to Fabrizio Romano.

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>This follows the Champions League holders’ efforts to raise serious funds from the sales of Goncalo Ramos (AC Milan) and Kang-in Lee (Atletico Madrid).

PSG signing Akliouche could help Liverpool land Bradley BarcolaWhile we certainly admire Maghnes Akliouche’s many qualities, PSG potentially winning the race for the 24-year-old wide man wouldn’t necessarily be the end of the world.

@farrellkeeling96 🚨 PART 2: My one big concern with Maghnes Akliouche as a potential Liverpool transfer target… #akliouche #liverpool #lfc ♬ original sound – Farrell KeelingFor starters, there’s a distinct likelihood that it pushes Anfield-linked Bradley Barcola closer to the exit door at Parc des Princes, as available playing minutes shrink further.

>READ MORE: French source names mind-blowing price tag PSG have reportedly set on Liverpool target Barcola

>In which case, Liverpool would surely be at the front of the queue, as things currently stand, to offer the France international a new home.

>There’s still, of course, some debate over whether the further addition of Yan Diomande is required to guarantee the versatile winger’s exit this summer.

>In that case, Liverpool would perhaps be well-advised to consider alternative avenues before waiting for the Ivorian’s tricky agency saga to resolve itself.

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