Carragher says Liverpool's Barcola bid ignores right wing

Liverpool's pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola has drawn a pointed critique from club legend Jamie Carragher, who argues the move fails to address the team's most glaring need following the departure of Mohamed Salah. The Reds are reportedly advancing in talks for the 23-year-old French international, who has informed PSG he will not sign a new contract and is said to be keen on a move to Anfield.

The potential transfer, which could command a fee exceeding 100 million pounds, comes after Liverpool lost Salah this summer, ending the Egyptian's nine-year tenure. The club has already signed attacker Victor Munoz from Osasuna for 35 million pounds, but Carragher contends the squad remains critically short on the right flank where Salah operated. In a series of posts on social media platform X, the former defender questioned the logic of targeting Barcola, who primarily plays on the left wing.

"No he plays on the opposite flank!" Carragher wrote in response to a question about whether Barcola could replace Salah. "Liverpool currently have three players who could play from the left in Rio Ngumoha, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, no one who plays from the right." He later...