£145m for Barcola? PSG's outrageous demand as Liverpool, Arsenal circle

Turns out PSG are actually willing to offload Barcola this summer. But get this: the French champions want a cool £145m for the 22-year-old. That's what The Times and Daily Telegraph are reporting, anyway. The Sun says it's 'only' £140m. Either way, PSG's message is loud and clear: they're playing hardball. Seriously hardball.

Liverpool, bless their optimistic souls, are already trying to make a deal with PSG. The Daily Mail is on it. Problem is, the price keeps going up. That's not stopping the Merseysiders, though. Their pursuit is only getting hotter, even with that insane fee.

Here's the kicker: Barcola has already walked away from contract talks with PSG. The message? He's gone. He wants out of Parc des Princes. The Mirror claims he'd be perfectly happy joining Liverpool this summer. Could be a British transfer record, too. Imagine that.

Arsenal are sniffing around too, obviously. But their move for the Parisian seems less developed than Liverpool's. Both clubs, frankly, are looking at a monstrous bill if PSG decides to stick to their guns on that asking price. Which they will.

He's only 22, but Barcola's become pretty important for PSG since coming over from Nice. If he leaves, it's a huge hole in their attack for next season. A real headache for them.