Liverpool are set to open talks with PSG over a potential deal for Bradley Barcola
After preliminary talks with his representatives, Liverpool have prepared an opening offer and are set to formalise their interest with an official approach
Signing a winger has been a priority since the departure of Mo Salah, and Barcola has been on Liverpool’s radar for a number of years
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The 23-year-old has two years left on his PSG contract and has indicated he will not be signing a new one amid frustrations at a lack of game time. The opportunity to join Liverpool is said to appeal to the player
The key to getting any deal moving will be PSG’s willingness to reduce the price tag on the man they bought for around £40m back in 2023
Valuations of top-level players this summer have been high. Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday that PSG value the France international as high as £145m (€170m), however other
The success of Andoni Iraola’s teams at Bournemouth and Rayo Vallecano centred around the pace, energy and work-rate from his wingers, so Barcola could be a key piece of the Spaniard’s new Liverpool jigsaw
The fact that Barcola has won nine major trophies in the last two years, including two Champions League titles, shows the calibre of player they are trying to bring to Anfield
Arsenal also hold an interest in Barcola
Why is Barcola wanted by Liverpool and Arsenal?
Bradley Barcola could be the most expensive transfer of this summer window with Liverpool and Arsenal among the clubs chasing the Paris Saint-Germain forward. But why is he so prized? He has achieved plenty already. But there is more to come
The 23-year-old France international has just won the Champions League with PSG back-to-back but had to be content with coming off the bench in both finals. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s arrival from Napoli in January of 2025 established him as first choice on the left
But just because Barcola is not a guaranteed starter in Paris does not mean that he is not a guaranteed star. This is a player with pace, physicality and intelligence, someone whose skills have been honed under Luis Enrique. With Barcola, the potential is as vast as the fee
Read Adam Bate’s feature on Bradley Barcola here
Could Arsenal come in for Barcola amid Vinicius Jr blow?
Vinicius Juniorwill be staying at Real Madrid beyond this summer, Sky Sports News has been told
The Spanish club have no intention of selling him and are confident he will agree a new contract. This is <a href="https://todaytrendnews7.com/boeing-record-715-billion-backlog-despite-second/” title=”Boeing record $715 billion backlog despite second”>despite the interest of Arsenal, who are monitoring his situation closely with a year remaining on his current deal
Sky Sports News’ Dharmesh Sheth said this week: “Arsenal will continue to keep an eye on Vinicius Jr’s situation still. He hasn’t signed that new contract yet. As it stands, he has a year left on his contract. That’s why they are exploring the conditions of a possible deal
“How Andrea Berta does his business at Arsenal is very clear. It’s not about one target and then the risk of that target not coming
“They try to get their ducks in a row with three or four deals, get as far down the line as they can with as many targets as possible, and then decide which player they are going to go for
“One of those players is Bradley Barcola. He’s intimated to PSG that he’s not going to sign a new contract. That’s primarily because in the biggest games last season, he was on the bench
“He doesn’t want to go through that again. It looks like he could become available for a transfer.”
