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Liverpool transfer news: PSG’s Bradley Barcola targets Anfield switch
Liverpool are firmly in the running to sign Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola this summer, according to Le10Sport, with the 23-year-old French international believed to be seriously considering a move to Anfield ahead of the 2026/27 season. Barcola enters the final two years of his PSG contract, which hands the Reds real advantage in any negotiation.
The winger played a central role in PSG’s historic continental treble last season, lifting Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal are also monitoring the situation closely, so Liverpool face competition from within the Premier League itself.
Since joining PSG from Lyon in the summer of 2023, Barcola has grown into one of Europe’s most exciting wide players, registering 10 goals and one assist in 27 Ligue 1 appearances this season. His non-penalty xG per 90 sits at 0.61, placing him in the 98th percentile among all Ligue 1 players, which are truly elite figures.
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Barcola’s profile tells the full story
His passing completion rate of 83.79%, combined with 2.08 key passes per game and an xA of 0.18 per 90, shows he is a direct, attack-minded winger who creates consistently. The weakness, though, is clear; just one assist all season exposes a real gap between his chance-creation numbers and his actual end product.
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Does Barcola solve Liverpool’s wide problem after Salah and Gakpo’s struggles?
Liverpool need this to work on two levels simultaneously, replacing Mohamed Salah‘s output and correcting Cody Gakpo’s disappointing productivity from wide areas. Barcola’s goal numbers are encouraging, but his assist tally remains underwhelming. Liverpool transfer news this summer keeps returning to one truth, and that’s the Reds need a winger who scores and creates. Barcola scores reliably, polishing his playmaking remains his next frontier.
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