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Liverpool agree £120m deal for Bradley Barcola after breakthrough talks with PSG

Liverpool are closing in on a £120m deal for Bradley Barcola after a breakthrough in talks with Paris Saint-Germain. Barcola has been Liverpool’s main transfer target all summer only for PSG’s £145m valuation to prove a significant hurdle.

Liverpool agree £120m deal for Bradley Barcola after breakthrough talks with PSG

TL;DR

  • Liverpool is nearing a £120m deal for Bradley Barcola from PSG.
  • An initial agreement involves a guaranteed sum over £100m, with add-ons reaching £120m.
  • Barcola, who is keen to join Liverpool, has two years left on his PSG contract and will not sign an extension.
  • PSG's initial valuation of £145m was a hurdle, but a compromise fee has been reached.
  • Barcola's potential arrival might put Cody Gakpo's future at Liverpool in doubt.
  • Liverpool has struggled to find a replacement for Mohamed Salah, with rejected bids for Yankuba Minteh.