lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandBradley Barcola could be heading on his way to Liverpool
Bradley Barcola could be heading on his way to Liverpool
Liverpool have reached an outline agreement with Paris St Germain for Bradley Barcola worth up to £120million, the Press Association understands.
The Reds have been pursuing a deal for the 23-year-old France winger this summer and made a breakthrough in talks on Wednesday evening.
A guaranteed fee just over £100m has been agreed in principle along with add-ons that could take the package up to £120m, but there remains work to do to complete the deal as details are ironed out.
PSG had initially wanted in the region of £145m for Barcola, who spent the summer at the World Cup with France and scored three goals.
Bradley Barcola has been a key target for Liverpool this summer
Bradley Barcola has been a key target for Liverpool this summer (Martin Rickett/PA)
Barcola joined the perennial French champions from Lyon in 2023 for a reported 45million euros (£38.6m) and was part of their back-to-back Champions League triumphs.
Liverpool are working to improve their wide options before Tuesday’s transfer deadline as a summer that saw club great Mohamed Salah depart comes to a close.
The Anfield outfit have explored a move for Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr and last week saw two bids rejected by Brighton for Yankuba Minteh, with the second offer worth £60m.
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola is set to speak to the media on Thursday at the press conference previewing Saturday lunchtime’s Anfield encounter against Nottingham Forest.