Owen Calls £145m Barcola Fee Extortionate as Liverpool Seek Salah Replacement

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Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has urged the club not to pay Paris Saint-Germain's reported £145 million asking price for Bradley Barcola. Liverpool are searching for a replacement after Mohamed Salah's departure to Trabzonspor. Barcola has emerged as a leading target, although Yan Diomande and Ibrahim Mbaye have also been linked with the club. Owen said the proposed fee was “eye-watering” for a player yet to prove himself in the Premier League. He argued that Liverpool's publicly known need for a top forward could force them to pay a premium, but suggested Jarrod Bowen would have been a more sensible option. Salah leaves a huge gap after scoring 257 goals and providing 123 assists in 442 appearances across nine years for Liverpool.

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