By Mark McAdam and Lyall Thomas, Saturday 29 August 2026 08:29, UK
Liverpool have reached an agreement in principle with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Bradley Barcola for a package worth £120m. The deal is not finalised, with last details still being discussed, but there has been a breakthrough in negotiations.
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 now understood to be fixed as the value Liverpool will pay for the 23-year-old.
Should Barcola complete the move to Anfield, he would become Liverpool's second most expensive signing of all time, behind the club-record deal to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle for £125m last summer.
The signing would take Liverpool's overall spend since the end of the 2024/25 season to just over £663m. That follows spending £116.5m on Florian Wirtz and signing Milos Kerkez, Hugo Ekitike, Victor Munoz, Jeremy Jacquet, Giovanni Leoni and Jeremie Frimpong.
Should Liverpool get the 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.
Speaking on Thursday about the move for Barcola, head coach Andoni Iraola said: "We are trying to sign in that position. We cannot talk about players that are, right now, not ours. It's evident we are trying to improve or to fill that position because we don't have the numbers. I hope we can have good news soon."
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.
