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08/29 12:50 CDT Liverpool reaches agreement with PSG on $166M deal to sign
Bradley Barcola, AP sources say
Liverpool reaches agreement with PSG on $166M deal to sign Bradley Barcola, AP
sources say
By STEVE DOUGLAS and SAMUEL PETREQUIN
AP Sports Writers
Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola is heading to Liverpool in one of
the big-money signings of the summer transfer window.
The clubs have agreed to a deal worth 123 million pounds ($166 million) for
Barcola, two people with knowledge of the transaction confirmed to The
Associated Press on Saturday.
They confirmed the deal on the condition of anonymity because the details have
not been made public.
Neither Liverpool nor PSG have made any official comment about the transfer,
which is expected to set a new record for a player leaving the French league.
The deal will see Liverpool paying 106 million pounds ($143 million) for the
France international and up to an additional 17 million pounds ($23 million) in
potential add-ons. Barcola had joined PSG for 45 million euros ($38.5 million)
from Lyon in 2023.
The 23-year-old Barcola, who has won back-to-back Champions League titles with
PSG, is expected to undergo a medical examination. The transfer window closes
Tuesday.
It will be another expensive attacking signing by Liverpool, which spent 125
million pounds ($170 million) on striker Alexander Isak and 116 million pounds
($156 million) on attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz last summer.
If Barcola signs, he'll look to inspire Liverpool to a first win this season,
with the team having drawn its first two Premier League games 2-2 --- against
Newcastle last weekend and Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Barcola plays as a left winger and has mostly been used as an impact substitute
by PSG, with Dsir Dou typically starting ahead of him. Barcola was part of
the France team which lost in the semifinals to Spain at the World Cup this
sumnmer.
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