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Liverpool transfer news: Liverpool tracking PSG winger Bradley Barcola as summer transfer window heats up
Liverpool transfer news: Liverpool are keeping tabs on Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola. Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the Reds have the Frenchman firmly on their radar, having kept him on their shortlist since 2025. This pursuit has been quietly bubbling away in the background for well over a year. Now, events at the Parc des Princes might finally force the issue.
Anfield chiefs initially prioritised a move for RB Leipzig wide man Yan Diomande this summer. The Ivory Coast international opted for PSG instead. That decision shut Liverpool out of the race, but it immediately pushed Barcola’s name back into sharp focus. Romano revealed on X that Barcola’s situation in Paris remains completely open. If PSG wrap up deals for both Diomande and Maghnes Akliouche, the squad dynamic changes. Barcola could find himself squeezed out.
Why Anfield recruitment staff love the French attacker
The 23-year-old’s numbers are impossible to ignore. He bagged 11 goals in 29 Ligue 1 games last season, tracking in the top 98th percentile for non-penalty expected goals. He has a valuation of around €70.7 million and just picked up a second consecutive Champions League winners’ medal. Yet, he started just 21 league games. Despite the limited minutes, he still finished as PSG’s top scorer in the league. It is a strange situation. He is lethal when he plays, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, and Désiré Doué have all stood ahead of him in Luis Enrique’s pecking order for the massive fixtures.
On the international stage, things are moving fast. Barcola made the cut for France’s 2026 World Cup squad, opening his account with a goal against Senegal.
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The stumbling block is his contract. With two years left on his current deal, PSG are under no immediate pressure to sell. French sources keep insisting he stays put. Romano, however, views it differently, explicitly stating that the winger can leave. Data analytics firm SciSports has handed Liverpool a high Club Fit score of 87 for the player, suggesting his style suits Andoni Iraola’s tactics perfectly. Arsenal are also in the frame, though they trail with a score of 68. Whether a deal happens depends entirely on Luis Enrique and sporting director Luis Campos, not Liverpool’s admiration.
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