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Liverpool agree £123m deal for PSG's Barcola
Confirmed
PSG can feasibly look at the deal as an excellent outcome, given they signed Barcola for £38m and will more than triple their money - if add-ons are met - for a player who is entering the last two years of his contract and has shown no willingness to sign an extension.
Barcola will become the second biggest signing in Liverpool’s history, behind only Alexander Isak , who cost £125m last summer, and ahead of Florian Wirtz , who joined for £100m, which could go up to £116m. Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger, which could rise to £123m, including add-ons, and he is expected to sign a five-year deal at Anfield.
The Champions League winners had quoted Liverpool £145m for Barcola, but that was more than the Merseyside club were prepared to pay. Bradley Barcola is set to join Liverpool after they reached a final agreement with Paris Saint-Germain for his big-money transfer.
Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger which could rise to £123m Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger which could rise to £123m At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Liverpool also made one bid for Yan Diomande, who instead left RB Leipzig for Real Madrid, and two for Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh as well as considering Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr. New Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has targeted wingers in his first summer at Anfield and brought in his fellow Spaniard Victor Munoz from Osasuna.
Speaking before Saturday's game against Nottingham Forest (12:30 BST), Reds boss Andoni Iraola was asked about Gakpo's future and said he "cannot guarantee anything", but wants to keep the 27-year-old at the club. He moved to PSG from Lyon in 2023 for a reported £38.5m and has won three Ligue 1 titles, two Champions Leagues, the French Cup twice, as well as the Uefa Super Cup and the Fifa Intercontinental Cup.
And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. They had reached an outline agreement with Paris Saint-Germain earlier this week after a breakthrough in negotiations.
I hope we can keep him at that level because I think he has been very influential in our games," Iraola he said. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
What's confirmed
- PSG can feasibly look at the deal as an excellent outcome, given they signed Barcola for £38m and will more than triple their money - if add-ons are met - for a player who is entering the last two years of his contract a
- Barcola will become the second biggest signing in Liverpool’s history, behind only Alexander Isak , who cost £125m last summer, and ahead of Florian Wirtz , who joined for £100m, which could go up to £116m.
- The Champions League winners had quoted Liverpool £145m for Barcola, but that was more than the Merseyside club were prepared to pay.
- Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger which could rise to £123m Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger which could rise to £123m At such a critical moment in US history, we need rep
- Liverpool also made one bid for Yan Diomande, who instead left RB Leipzig for Real Madrid, and two for Brighton’s Yankuba Minteh as well as considering Crystal Palace’s Ismaila Sarr.
- Speaking before Saturday's game against Nottingham Forest (12:30 BST), Reds boss Andoni Iraola was asked about Gakpo's future and said he "cannot guarantee anything", but wants to keep the 27-year-old at the club.
What's still developing
- He moved to PSG from Lyon in 2023 for a reported £38.5m and has won three Ligue 1 titles, two Champions Leagues, the French Cup twice, as well as the Uefa Super Cup and the Fifa Intercontinental Cup.
- Speaking before Saturday's game against Nottingham Forest (12:30 BST), Reds boss Andoni Iraola was asked about Gakpo's future and said he "cannot guarantee anything", but wants to keep the 27-year-old at the club.
- I hope we can keep him at that level because I think he has been very influential in our games," Iraola he said.
- PSG can feasibly look at the deal as an excellent outcome, given they signed Barcola for £38m and will more than triple their money - if add-ons are met - for a player who is entering the last two years of his…
- Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger which could rise to £123m Liverpool will pay an initial £106m for the France winger which could rise to £123m At such a critical moment in US history, we need…
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