Liverpool in 'an incredible conundrum' as Bradley Barcola transfer deemed unsuitable
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy says the club are "in an incredible conundrum" this summer transfer window
Danny Murphy believes Liverpool find themselves "in an incredible conundrum" this summer transfer window as the former midfielder assessed transfer target Bradley Barcola's suitability.
Paris Saint-Germain winger Barcola has been earmarked as a potential arrival at Anfield but the Champions League holders are reportedly reluctant to sell and have been trying to tie the France international to a new contract for most of the past 12 months.
Liverpool have been assessing right-sided wide players following Mohamed Salah's end-of-season exit but Murphy feels Barcola is more suited to operating off the left.
And the former England international, who made 249 appearances for the Reds between 1997 and 2004, thinks Barcola - who is rated at over £100m by PSG - would have to be deployed in his favoured position to be as effective at Liverpool.
"The only thing with Barcola, of course, is he’s more comfortable on the left than the right," Murphy told BetWright.
"He can play on the right on occasion, but really I think someone more used to and suited playing on the right would probably be a better option.
"It’s certainly interesting and fascinating to see what they’re going to do because the squad needs a bit of reshaping.
"There are all these questions around Liverpool at the moment, which is, when you think about winning the league and then what we spent, it’s an incredible conundrum that they’re in really and shouldn’t be in."
Liverpool begin their pre-season programme on Tuesday under Andoni Iraola and fly out to the United States for their summer tour on July 20.
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