Manchester United have enquired into a move for Liverpool transfer target Ibrahim Mbaye. Liverpool have explored a move for the Paris Saint-Germain youngster this summer as they seek to strengthen their wide options ahead of the start of the new season following Mohamed Salah’s exit.
Mbaye's situation at PSG
Mbaye, 18, made his debut for the French champions in August 2024 aged just 16 but with some of European football’s best attacking players ahead of him in the pecking order at Parc de Princes, the right winger is considering his options this summer.
Liverpool are also interested in signing another PSG star in Bradley Barcola with the France international believed to be their top target. Signing both players could set them back as much as €200million (£171m) while reports this week have suggested Andoni Iraola’s side deem PSG’s €50m (£42m) asking price for Mbaye to be too expensive.
Other suitors and United's priorities
While Liverpool’s interest may be cooling, there is no shortage of other suitors. A string of European clubs have approached PSG over a move including Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Aston Villa and Roma with AS also naming United among the sides to have reached out.
United were keen to strengthen their wide options this summer but with Marcus Rashford now looking set to stay at Old Trafford, improving other positions is a more pressing matter. United have signed Andrey Santos and Youri Tielemans to strengthen their midfield but Michael Carrick is keen on one more option in the middle of the park.
Carrick on transfer plans
Another left-back is also being sought with Carrick explaining this week the club are still pushing hard on all fronts. ‘We’ve improved the group. We’ve improved the squad in different ways. Balance, quality and the direction we want to go in,’ Carrick said. ‘So the players that we’ve brought in, I think we’ve done really good business and we’ve got some top, top, top players. So we’re delighted with that. We always want to improve.
‘We want more, we need more. We keep looking forward to how we can do that. So that never stops. We’re conscious of that and we’ve got to keep pushing.’
