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The National Times - Liverpool sign Barcola from PSG for reported £124 million

Liverpool sign Barcola from PSG for reported £124 million

SPORTS 31.08.2026
Liverpool sign Barcola from PSG for reported £124 million
Liverpool sign Barcola from PSG for reported £124 million / Photo: © AFP

France winger Bradley Barcola has become Liverpool's second-most expensive signing after joining the Premier League giants from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday.

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A source close to PSG told AFP that Barcola's transfer is worth "€125 million (£107 million, $145 million) plus €20 million in easily achievable bonuses."

The total fee of £124 million is second only to the £125 million Liverpool paid Newcastle for Sweden star Alexander Isak.

Barcola's transfer fee is also the highest ever paid for a Ligue 1 player.

The 23-year-old is the third forward costing over £100 million ($135 million) that Liverpool have signed in two years.

Isak was recruited from Newcastle last year and Liverpool also paid around £100 million to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

Barcola, who signed what Liverpool said was a "long-term deal", had yet to play for PSG this season amid the transfer speculation.

"It's a great pride to be able to play for Liverpool. I'm very happy," he told his new club's website on Monday.

"It took a long time but I'm really happy today to be able to play for Liverpool and all I want is to be on the pitch and be able to play.

"I hope to achieve very big things. First of all, winning the Premier League – it's one of my biggest dreams in my life.

"It is to do that and to stay in this team in the long term –- that's why I signed a long contract –- and I hope I can do it."

V.Bennett--TNT

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