Bradley Barcola transfer news: Liverpool reach £120m deal in principle for PSG forward
Liverpool have reached a £120m deal in principle to sign PSG forward Bradley Barcola; deal not finalised yet but major breakthrough in talks; there has been a gap in valuation between two clubs throughout summer, with PSG asking for around £145m for Barcola
Thursday 27 August 2026 09:35, UK
Liverpool have an agreement in principle with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Bradley Barcola for a package worth £120m.
The deal has not been finalised, with last details still being discussed, but there has been a breakthrough in negotiations.
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There had been a gap in valuation between the two clubs throughout the summer, with PSG previously asking for around £145m for the France international.
The final detail of the proposed deal is still to be agreed but the £120m fee is understood to now be fixed in place as the value Liverpool will be paying for the 23-year-old.
Should Barcola complete his proposed transfer to Anfield, he would be Liverpool's second most expensive signing of all time, following the club-record deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for £125m last summer.
The signing of Barcola would take their overall spend since the end of the 2024/25 season to just over £663m, after also spending £116.5m on Florian Wirtz as well as signing Milos Kerkez, Hugo Ekitike, Victor Munoz, Jeremy Jacquet, Giovanni Leoni and Jeremie Frimpong.
Should Liverpool get this deal over the line before the deadline, it would allow Cody Gakpo to leave Anfield, with Tottenham and Manchester City both interested in the Dutchman.
Liverpool are also trying to sign a second new winger, with their target currently Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr following difficult negotiations with Brighton for Yankuba Minteh.
Liverpool's search for a second winger
Liverpool have approached Palace over a potential deal for Sarr.
Andoni Iraola's side are considering their options after talks stalled with Brighton over Minteh. Brighton are holding out for £80m after rejecting two bids from Liverpool, the latest worth £60m.
Meanwhile, Palace have no intention of letting Sarr go at this stage and consider the 28-year-old to be not for sale. He has three years left on his contract.
Sarr missed Palace's opening weekend defeat at Everton. Reports claimed he was refusing to train but it is understood that the winger is currently injured.
More to follow...
