Liverpool remain active in their pursuit of PSG forward Bradley Barcola, who is in action tonight for France in their World Cup semi-final against Spain.
The 23-year-old has 13 goals and 7 assists for PSG this season and his performances this summer in the North American edition of the World Cup have only bloated his PSG price tag.
The Parisians reportedly want to ask as much as £116m for Barcola, drawing inspiration for this price tag from Manchester City’s massive fee paid to Nottingham Forest for Elliot Anderson.
?? BREAKING: Elliot Anderson to Manchester City, here we go! Deal in place between clubs for fee worth £116m.#MCFC sources confirm agreement now done after talks at final stages as reported last week.
Anderson asked Forest today to go and leave the club. Medical in the US. pic.twitter.com/CQdzMWYuxW
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 25, 2026
Barcola, as a back-to-back reigning champion of Europe and a potential World Cup champ too, is more than worthy of being in this price range given the current state of the market.
Liverpool were ready to spend around £100m on Yan Diomande so it stands to reason they could be encouraged to spend more to land the more developed Barcola as an alternative. It would be quite something for Liverpool to miss out on their primary target to sign one of the best players in the same role.
Liverpool are huge admirers of Barcola and are ready to act on PSG’s pragmatic evaluation
Fabrizio Romano teased a Liverpool and Barcola development on X today, while David Ornstein has now provided a detailed update to the transfer file.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 14, 2026
David Ornstein on Barcola to Liverpool: “Liverpool really like Bradley Barcola. PSG would like to keep him, but they are realistic. He has only two years left on his contract.”
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 14, 2026
Ornstein continued: “He’s not a regular starter, and he wants to be, so I suspect he would be open to a move if the right opportunity arose. Liverpool have him high in their thinking, and I imagine Barcola himself would be attracted to clubs like Liverpool and Arsenal, and so on.
“The price would be very high. Of course, we’ve got to keep a close eye on Barcola and Liverpool, but at this moment I’m not sure it’s at an advanced stage. France are still in the tournament. PSG, I’m told, don’t want to trouble him or take his focus away from the World Cup, so, like with many situations, I would imagine this one starts to develop, in whatever shape or form, if that means staying, going, Liverpool or elsewhere, post-tournament.”
[?] @David_Ornstein on Barcola to Liverpool:
Liverpool really like Bradley Barcola. PSG would like to keep him, but they are realistic. He has only two years left on his contract. He’s not a regular starter, and he wants to be, so I suspect he would be open to a move if the… pic.twitter.com/cUOUR4YKxM
— Anfield Sector (@AnfieldSector) July 14, 2026
