Despite the report from Hawkins, Steve Pearce of The Athletic reports that Liverpool are not currently considering a move for Barcola.
Since selling Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich last month, the Premier League champions have been linked with several left-sided attackers.
The information reveals that Liverpool rate Barcola highly, but signing someone like him could block the path for talented teenager Rio Ngumoha, who has had an outstanding pre-season under Arne Slot.
Liverpool doesn’t want to do anything that might affect Ngumoha’s development. They also have Cody Gakpo, who is expected to be a regular on the left side of Slot’s attack.
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