Bradley Barcola Joins Liverpool From PSG for Record Fee
The France forward joins after scoring 39 goals and helping PSG win three Ligue 1 titles and two French Cups.
- On Monday, Liverpool completed the signing of France forward Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth around £123 million .
- The 23-year-old winger, a product of Olympique Lyonnais' academy, signed a five-year contract as the fifth new arrival at Anfield this summer after appearing in France's World Cup squad.
- Liverpool will pay an initial £106 million plus £17 million in potential add-ons, making this the summer's largest transfer and surpassing Morgan Rogers' $156 million move from Aston Villa to Chelsea.
- Barcola joins an expensively assembled attack including Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, bolstering manager Andoni Iraola's squad after Liverpool salvaged draws against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest to start the Premier League season.
- Though not a direct replacement for Mohamed Salah, who left for Trabzonspor, Barcola expressed ambition, stating, "I hope to achieve very big things. First of all, winning the Premier League.
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Bradley Barcola joins Liverpool from PSG for record fee
Liverpool have signed France forward Bradley Barcola from European champions Paris St Germain on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Monday, making him the latest marquee addition to their frontline. The whopping fee is estimated to be around £120 million and makes him the most expensive player to leave the French league.
Liverpool's £123m Bradley Barcola signing takes Premier League spending to £3bn
Premier League clubs are on course to threaten last year’s record £3.1bn summer spending on deadline day after Liverpool completed the £123m signing of Bradley Barcola. Teams in England’s top division have already shelled out around £3bn in the current window, which is set to close across Europe tonight at 11pm. That leaves them around [...]
The French international, which will soon celebrate its 24th anniversary, had become a key element in the attack on Paris Saint-Germain, a club whose colours he had worn since 2023 and with which he won two Champions Leagues.
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