Bradley Barcola has been included in Paris Saint-Germain's travelling squad for the Super Cup clash against Aston Villa amid persistent links over a transfer to Liverpool.
Sources have told ESPN that Barcola is top of Liverpool's wishlist in their pursuit of a wide forward this summer, and that the club have held preliminary talks with his representatives.
Barcola is keen on a move to Anfield, sources said, but while there has been contact between Liverpool and PSG -- there remains a gap in their respective valuations if the winger.
The France international, who is out of contract in 2028, is thought to be valued at around €150 million (£128.5m/$170.9m).
After returning from the World Cup, his first major outing with PSG could come on Wednesday with a UEFA Super Cup -- which pits the Champions League winners against the Europa League's -- tie against Aston Villa in Salzburg.
International teammates Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé are also in a star-studded travelling squad, which includes new signing -- from Villa -- Lucas Digne.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola, meanwhile, has said that his side are struggling to sustain the required level of fitness to compete for 90 minutes following a 3-2 defeat to Monaco in preseason.
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The Reds gave up a two-goal lead for the second time in-a-row this summer.
"I think we played really good [in the] first half, especially the first 30 minutes, but right now probably we don't have much more in terms of the level required to play like this. Then they were much better in the second half," Iraola said.
Information from ESPN's Beth Lindop contributed to this report.