Liverpool to submit bid for £42m PSG star after Man Utd approach

Liverpool will submit an offer to PSG for Ibrahim Mbaye (Getty)

Liverpool are planning to submit a bid to sign Paris Saint-Germain winger Ibrahim Mbaye, according to reports in France.

Mbaye has been with PSG’s academy since the age of 10 and made his first-team debut under Luis Enrique two years ago.

Last season, the 18-year-old scored three goals and registered two assists in 29 appearances for PSG as Luis Enrique’s side won Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

But after returning from Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign at the end of January, Mbaye was only used sparingly by Luis Enrique and was left out of the squad for PSG’s derby against Lyon in April.

‘Every minute you can play at PSG has to be special,’ Luis Enrique said about his decision to drop Mbaye from his squad.

‘I have no regrets about Mbaye, but you have to be ready. He was ready, but I expect much more from all the players. It’s simply competition, a player has to stay out of the team. You have to enjoy every minute.’

Ibrahim Mbaye scored in Senegal’s defeat to France at the World Cup (AFP via Getty)

At the World Cup this summer, Mbaye made four appearances and scored after coming off the bench in Senegal’s 3-1 defeat to France.

Liverpool have already held extensive talks with PSG to sign Bradley Barcola this summer but according to L’Equipe, the Premier League club are planning to submit an opening bid for Mbaye ‘in the coming days’.