Liverpool signs PSG’s Barcola for up to £123M in its biggest summer statement yet

Liverpool has agreed a deal worth up to £123 million to sign Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain, making the 23-year-old French winger one of the most expensive players in the club’s history. The guaranteed portion of the fee sits at £106 million, with a further £17 million available in performance-related add-ons. Barcola is set to undergo a medical over the weekend before signing a five-year contract running through to 2031, tying his future to Anfield well into the next decade. Filling a very large void The signing is Liverpool’s most direct answer yet to a summer that saw Mohamed Salah and Luis Díaz both leave the club. New head coach Andoni Iraola, who took over in June 2026, inherited a forward line with a conspicuous gap where two of its most dangerous attackers used to stand. His numbers at PSG carry weight. Across 152 appearances for the Parisian club, Barcola contributed 39 goals and 37 assists. Last season in Ligue 1 alone, he registered 11 goals and 2 assists, operating in a team that rarely needed him to carry the full creative burden. PSG won multiple Ligue 1 titles during his time at the club, and Barcola collected two Champions League trophies along the way. Fo...