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New look Eastbourne International tennis tournament begins
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Scottish Sun
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- Scottish Sun
Arsenal ‘join Bradley Barcola transfer race' following £100m Liverpool pursuit of PSG superstar
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ARSENAL have sensationally entered the race for explosive PSG winger Bradley Barcola and are reportedly challenging Liverpool the £100million star. SunSport exclusively revealed that Premier League champions Liverpool intend to add the winger to their £116.5million signing of Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Barcola won the Champions League with PSG last season Credit: Getty 5 He joined PSG from Lyon as a man with a growing reputation in French football Credit: Getty Arne Slot's side were aware of interest from Bayern Munich but were willing to battle them for the signature of the highly-rated winger. And now L'Equipe is reporting that Arsenal have also expressed interest even though their initial approach was knocked back by PSG. The Gunners are reportedly open to selling Gabriel Martinelli this summer and that could open the door for the Barcola's arrival. However they will have to first beat champions Liverpool and other chasing clubs to his signature. The 22-year-old impressed at the start of the campaign but as the season progressed competition for a spot in PSG's starting XI became more intense. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia joined from Napoli for a £60million fee in January and was quickly thrust into the first team. Meanwhile Desire Doue also rose to prominence after a slow start to life at PSG. All those factors meant that Barcola was on the bench more often than he would have liked. Yet he still bagged 21 goals in all competitions as PSG enjoyed their greatest ever season, winning Ligue 1 and the French Cup before thrashing Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK He's regarded as one of the rising stars of French football with pace, a brilliant technique and an eye for goals. The former Lyon man was one of the players that PSG's new project was built around. So manager Luis Enrique is expected to resist any transfer advances for the talented star. 5 Mikel Arteta gives passionate speech to fans in Emirates after win over Newcastle Barcola found himself on the bench again for last month's Champions League final against Inter Milan. Bayern Munich 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. 5 Barcola is electric and has an eye for goals Credit: Getty
Scottish Sun
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