Bradley Barcola has completed his move to Liverpool from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth £106million (€125m) plus add-ons potentially rising to £17m (€20m).The 23-year-old France international has penned a five-year deal with the Merseyside club, who have made an additional £4.3m (€5m) solidarity payment for Barcola, covering the costs of the sell-on fee which Lyon negotiated with PSG upon his move to the French capital in 2023.The wide forward becomes Liverpool’s third most expensive signing behind last year’s arrivals of Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, and follows the permanent transfers of Victor Munoz and Jeremy Jacquet, alongside the loan signing of Ronald Araujo, at Anfield this summer.Barcola had been identified as a key target for Liverpool to help replace Mohamed Salah, who departed at the end of last season, and Barcola had been committed to a move despite having two years left on his contract in the France capital.Barcola, who will wear the No 29 shirt, told the club’s website: “It’s a great pride to be able to play for Liverpool. It took a long time but I’m really happy today to be able to play for Liverpool and all I want is to be on the pitch.“I hope to achieve very big things. First of all, winning the Premier League — it’s one of my biggest dreams in my life. I had the chance to play twice in this stadium and I saw the atmosphere and how the fans were behind the Liverpool players.“When I knew about Liverpool’s interest in me, I didn’t ask questions and I knew it was a very big club for me.”Liverpool’s negotiations were led by sporting director Richard Hughes, club CEO Billy Hogan and Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon, along with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.Last season, Barcola, made 49 appearances for PSG, scoring 13 goals and providing seven assists for Luis Enrique’s side, although he was frequently selected behind Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue.He was an unused substitute in PSG’s European Super Cup win over Aston Villa but was not involved in the matchday squad for the domestic games against Lens, Rennes and Lille at the start of this campaign.The Lyon academy product played a prominent role for France at this summer’s World Cup, appearing in all eight matches and scoring three goals.What does this mean for Liverpool?Analysis by Liverpool correspondent Gregg EvansIt has always been the case that the sooner this saga is resolved the better. Now we’re there.Clearly Liverpool need a boost to their attacking ranks and Barcola is the one they’ve been waiting for all summer. He’s the wideman who could make a real difference with his direct and purposeful play.Liverpool need a forward who can strike fear into opponents and Barcola, with his skillset, ticks all the boxes.If all goes through, Iraola will now have another pacy winger he can turn to as he looks to impose a new front-foot style on the team.Supporters have been waiting all summer for something to get genuinely excited about, and this is the one they’ve been hanging their hopes on.
Liverpool complete Bradley Barcola transfer from PSG for initial £106m
The 23-year-old France international has penned a five-year deal at Anfield with a potential deal rising to £123m.











