RMC Sport report this afternoon that Lyon forward has informed both the club management and head coach Laurent Blanc that he wants to leave – and is particularly interested in a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The France U21 forward has been one of the Ligue 1 champions’ long-term targets this summer, although they saw an initial €30m bid rejected. Les Gones owner John Textor reportedly changed his mind several times on his valuation of Barcola – first attempting to engineer a deal involving Abdou Diallo (who has since moved to Qatar) and then Hugo Ekitike.
The 20-year-old is one of PSG manager Luis Enrique’s priority targets for the final week of the window, even if no deal has been found for the time being. PSG are also looking to bring in French international forward Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt. L’Équipe had reported earlier that Barcola, who scored five goals and registered nine assists in the second half of last season, had also been unsettled by interest from Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City.
GFFN | Raphaël Jucobin
