{
  "id": 4005298,
  "title": "Bombshell Liverpool deal still on, Man City won't rule it out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bombshell-liverpool-deal-still-on-man-city-wont-rule-it-out",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T18:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/bombshell-liverpool-deal-still-man-180500486.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manchester City has not ruled out a potential transfer involving Liverpool star Bradley Barcola. This news came as a surprise, as Liverpool has been making deals recently, including Cody Gakpo, who is likely to leave the club. The Frenchman is expected to replace Gakpo's role at Liverpool. Reports suggest that Tottenham Hotspur is particularly interested in Gakpo, with a £70m price tag attached. However, Manchester City remains keen on securing the player's services. After letting Savio and Omar Marmoush move to Tottenham, Manchester City is actively considering their attacking options. As such, Gakpo would fit into their plans. The potential sale of Gakpo to Manchester City would be a significant and unexpected move for Liverpool, who only recently extended Barcola's contract.",
  "summary": "Manchester City aren't ruling out a bombshell deal with Liverpool. No one saw this coming back in June.Liverpool are doing deals, finally. It’s incredibly late in the transfer window, admittedly, bu...",
  "key_points": [
    "Manchester City not ruling out Liverpool star Bradley Barcola transfer.",
    "Tottenham Hotspur interested in Cody Gakpo, £70m price tag.",
    "Liverpool extended Barcola's contract recently."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}