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Liverpool push to sign PSG’s Barcola before deadline

8/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

Liverpool are pressing to sign PSG winger Bradley Barcola before the transfer window closes.
PSG have set Barcola’s price at roughly £130-£140 million, reports say.
Barcola has indicated willingness to join Liverpool, with a fee between £111 million and £128 million discussed.
Liverpool already spent €40 million on Victor Munoz and signed Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo this summer.
Liverpool have no plan to replace Curtis Jones after his sale to Inter, relying on young right-backs.

History

Historical Context

In August 2017 PSG activated Neymar’s €222 million release clause, paying the fee directly to Barcelona after La Liga refused the transfer over Financial Fair Play concerns. The Qatar Investment Authority-backed deal eclipsed Barcelona’s earlier €86.2 million outlay and marked the first world-record fee, signaling the start of an inflationary era in European transfers.

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Story summary

Liverpool are pressing to sign PSG winger Bradley Barcola before the transfer window closes.
PSG have set Barcola’s price at roughly £130-£140 million, reports say.
Barcola has indicated willingness to join Liverpool, with a fee between £111 million and £128 million discussed.
Liverpool already spent €40 million on Victor Munoz and signed Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo this summer.
Liverpool have no plan to replace Curtis Jones after his sale to Inter, relying on young right-backs.

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