Liverpool have finalised the signing of France international Bradley Barcola from Paris St-Germain in a deal that could rise to £123m, adding further firepower to Andoni Iraola's squad as the summer transfer window nears its close.
The transfer was confirmed on Monday, with Liverpool paying an initial guaranteed fee of £106m, with a further £17m in potential add-ons pushing the total to £123m. That figure includes a solidarity payment owed by PSG to Lyon, Barcola's former club, as part of the deal that took him to Paris in 2023. PSG had initially wanted around £145m for the 23-year-old before Liverpool negotiated the fee down.
Barcola has put pen to paper on a five-year contract, becoming the fifth new face at Anfield this summer, following the arrivals of Victor Munoz, Jeremy Jacquet, Ronald Araujo and Ifeanyi Ndukwe. He also ranks as Liverpool's second-most costly signing in the club's history, behind only Alexander Isak.
The winger, who turns 24 on Wednesday, has opted to keep the No. 29 shirt he wore at PSG rather than take the vacant No. 11 previously belonging to Mohamed Salah. Barcola explained that the choice stems from his childhood love of the FIFA video game series, specifically its narrative-driven