Liverpool target Barcola in potential third £100m signing of summer
Liverpool are preparing an opening bid for Bradley Barcola, after already agreeing a £125m move for Alexander Isak and making Florian Wirtz a club record buy.
Liverpool have stepped up their interest in Paris Saint-Germain winger Bradley Barcola and are preparing an opening bid, with the 23-year-old identified as the main option to fill the vacancy left by Mohamed Salah. If Liverpool push ahead, Barcola would join a summer already defined by nine-figure spending and another move at the very top of the market.
Barcola is one of the most expensive names in circulation. Liverpool are not alone in the chase, with Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Chelsea also linked, while figures in circulation for Paris Saint-Germain’s asking price range from €120m to €170m. Capology’s salary profile lists Barcola with two years left on his PSG contract, which runs to 30 June 2028, and an estimated gross fixed salary of €7.27m for the 2026-27 season. He also helped France reach the semi-finals of the 2026 World Cup, a reminder that Liverpool are looking at a player already operating at elite international level.
The scale of Liverpool’s interest makes more sense when set against what the club has already done. Florian Wirtz arrived in a deal that carries a £100m initial fee and £16m in add-ons, making him Liverpool’s club record signing. Milos Kerkez cost £40m and Jeremie Frimpong £30m, while Liverpool have also agreed a British-record £125m fee to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle United. Taken together, those moves take Liverpool’s summer spending beyond £400m.
That marks a sharp change from Arne Slot’s first summer at Anfield in 2024, when Liverpool bought only Federico Chiesa before going on to win the Premier League title. The following window brought a club-record outlay of £415m, and this summer has gone further again as Premier League clubs head towards a record transfer bill. Liverpool won their 20th league title in the spring, then moved aggressively in the market rather than easing off after success.
Barcola now sits at the centre of that shift. Liverpool have moved from disciplined recruitment to a position where they are prepared to make another major bid if they judge the France winger to be the right replacement for Salah, even with rival clubs circling and PSG able to demand a premium.
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