Liverpool have twice paid more than £100m for players - midfielder Florian Wirtz and striker Alexander Isak - and look set to do so again.

Paris St-Germain and France winger Bradley Barcola has been a main target for Liverpool since the start of the summer, with PSG holding out for somewhere near £145m.

Liverpool, who finished fifth in the Premier League last season, 25 points behind champions Arsenal, could eventually end up paying Bayer Leverkusen £116m for Wirtz, while they shelled out a club record £125m to sign Isak from Newcastle.

And they could be about to break £100m again for 23-year-old Barcola, who was part of France's squad at the World Cup.

He came on as a second-half substitute in both the past two Champions League finals, when PSG beat Inter Milan 5-0 in 2024-25 and then in May when they edged past Arsenal on penalties to retain their title.

Barcola moved to PSG from Lyon in 2023 for a reported £38.5m and has since also won three Ligue 1 titles, the French Cup twice, as well as the Uefa Super Cup and the Fifa Intercontinental Cup.

He is right footed, although he prefers to play on the left wing, but can also play on the right or through the middle.

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Premier League

• 13:00 - Sergej Jakirovic (Hull City)
• 13:30 - Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
• 13:30 - Andoni Iraola (Liverpool)
• 13:30 - Marco Rose (Bournemouth)
• 14:30 - Frank Lampard (Coventry)
• 18:00 - Matthias Jaissle (Newcastle)

That's all from Enzo Maresca. It's been a busy morning. Here are the top stories of the day so far...

• Liverpool closing in on move for Bradley Barcola
• Paris St-Germain winger set to join for a fee that could rise to £120m
• Nottingham Forest sign Liam Delap from Chelsea for £50m
• Aston Villa close to £65m move for Chelsea's Nicolas Jackson as Ollie Watkins nears Al-Hilal switch
• Jack Grealish favours return to Everton if he leaves Man City this summer
• Enzo Maresca says "anything can happen" before window closes
• New City signing Ayyoub Bouaddi "ready to work"

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Enzo Maresca on opponents Crystal Palace: "Palace away is always complicated.

"They are a good team and a new manager has arrived. You can see from the games in pre-season and their opening Premier League game that it is quite clear what they want to do.

"It's quite similar to the work of the former manager [Oliver Glasner].

"It is going to be a tough game."

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On Marc Guehi playing in midfield against his former club Palace, Enzo Maresca said: "We will see. It is an option.

"The good thing about Marc, is that in this moment, he gives us one more option in the middle.

"Tomorrow we will see. We have a session now and then in a few hours we decide the first XI."

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Jack Grealish's preference would be to return to Everton should he leave Manchester City in the remaining days of the transfer window, sources have told BBC Sport.

The 30-year-old has appeared as a substitute in City's opening two games of the season, but new boss Enzo Maresca is open to letting the Englishman leave the club before Tuesday's transfer deadline.

Grealish spent last season with the Toffees, scoring twice and providing six assists in 20 appearances, before sustaining a season-ending foot injury in January.

Everton chief executive Angus Kinnear recently told BBC Radio Merseyside the club have "remained in contact" with the player.

Grealish's former club Aston Villa are also believed to still be interested in re-signing their ex-captain, but City sources say there have been no concrete offers from any club so far this summer.

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On Rayan Cherki and his role in the team, Enzo Maresca said: "He made an impact the other day. In terms of quality, he is a different player to the rest because he can give us moments when we struggle, particularly in the last third.

"He has the quality that we need, but it depends also on the gameplan and the opponent that we play.

"There's no doubt that he's going to help now and in the future. I am very happy with the way that he's working."

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Giving an update on team news, Enzo Maresca said: "Elliott Anderson is fully fit. Last week was just for cramp.

"No new [injuries]. Jeremy [Doku] is still out and Matheus [Nunes] we will see, as he's not 100% still."

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More from Enzo Maresca on Bouaddi's characteristics: "He's quite calm and he doesn't look 18. He already looks mature and that's important.

"We need to go slowly because he is very young and he's come from another country, so there's no rush for him.

"For sure, he's going to help us now and in the future."

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On whether there's any pressure on Bouaddi because of his £85.6m price tag, Enzo Maresca said: "I think so.

"It's my job - and the club - to try to manage him in the best way, so not to put pressure on him. He's young and he needs time."

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On new signing Ayyoub Bouaddi and whether he's ready to play, Enzo Maresca said: "Yeah, he is ready. He was working with his former club, so he is fit.

"We will see how long he needs in terms of adaptation, but he's ready to work."

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New Manchester City signing Ayyoub Bouaddi says it is a "dream" to join "the best club in the world".

The 18-year-old Morocco midfielder has moved from Lille in a £85.6m deal and signed a five-year deal with City.

Enzo Maresca's side moved to sign Bouaddi after selling central midfielders Rodri to Barcelona in a £65m deal, Tijjani Reinders to Al-Qadsiah for £52m and agreeing to let Nico Gonzalez join Newcastle in a deal worth up to £52m.

"This is a very special day for me and my family," Bouaddi said on the move.

"Manchester City are, for me, the best club in the world. It's a dream to be here and be able to call myself a City player. I have spent most of my life working hard to become the best player I can be and reach the top of the game.

"I've watched City for many years, and I love their style of play. City always try and play quality football. And they have shown they are winners – this club feels like it's built to win.

"I have plenty of improving to do. I am only 18. This is undoubtedly the best place for me to do that.

"This club demands trophies and I will give everything to make sure we are challenging for every title."

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Manchester City have had a busy summer under new head coach Enzo Maresca:

• Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille - £85.6m
• Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest - £116m
• Jeremy Monga from Leicester City - £10m
• Pierce Charles from Sheffield Wednesday - £3m
• Geronimo Rulli from Marseille - £1.7m
• Mathys Detourbet from Troyes - loaned out to Monaco

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Enzo Maresca on having a younger squad: "We have experienced players and we have leaders.

"We need to wait until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben Dias and Erling Haaland. They are the two captains.

"It is a young squad."

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On Jack Grealish and whether he is expected to leave before the window closes, Enzo Maresca said: "Jack is here and it's my duty to try to help him.

"Then we will see in the next four or five days what is happening.

"I speak with Jack almost every day."

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On the importance of signing another experienced player before the transfer deadline, Enzo Maresca said: "It's not about experienced players. I've said many times that, for me, age does not open or close doors. It depends how good they are.

"At my former club [Chelsea], we had the youngest squad ever in the history of the Premier League and in this moment we are quite young in terms of age but they have the right experience."

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On how many more players he would like to sign, Enzo Maresca said: "Anything can happen so we will have to see.

"In this moment, it's quite complicated for me to think about the transfer window because we have a game in 24 hours.

"I'm just focused on preparing for tomorrow's game as that's the most important thing for us."