Liverpool learn astronomical Bradley Barcola 'asking price' after PSG contract boost

Liverpool person reportedly been told to wage an astronomical £140m if they privation to bring Paris Saint-Germain's Bradley Barcola to Anfield this summer.

Earlier connected Sunday, the Reds were handed their biggest boost yet successful pursuit of the France international, who volition not beryllium signing a caller declaration astatine the Parc des Princes and is exploring options for a determination away.

Barcola is successful the last 2 years of his existing PSG deal, meaning that the existent model volition apt beryllium the European champions' past accidental to recoup a sizeable interest for the 23-year-old.

However, PSG seemingly privation a British-record interest for Barcola, arsenic Nizaar Kinsella reports that they person slapped a £140m terms tag connected his caput aft his refusal to widen his contract.

PSG judge that Barcola's property and displays for some nine and state warrant specified a terms tag, aft helium managed 3 goals and 1 assistance for France astatine the 2026 World Cup.

The attacker antecedently managed 13 goals and 7 assists successful 49 appearances for PSG during the 2025-26 season, but helium failed to marque the archetypal XI for immoderate of their last 4 Champions League games.

Is Bradley Barcola worthy £140m?

Nine-figure fees are becoming the norm successful the transportation market, arsenic demonstrated by Morgan Rogers's £117m Chelsea power and Elliot Anderson's £115m determination to Manchester City.

However, some of the England internationals arrived astatine their caller destinations with Premier League acquisition - an invaluable prime to person - and Rogers's Villa woody ran until 2031, portion Anderson was nether declaration astatine Forest until 2029.

Furthermore, Barcola was mostly outshone by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia successful the 2025-26 season, and PSG committed to a full bundle of £68.3m to motion the Georgia international, including a £59.8m fixed fee.

Transfermarkt puts Barcola's valuation astatine €90m (£76.9m), which represents a acold much realistic and attainable interest for a subordinate of his calibre, property and experience, arsenic opposed to a fig that would marque him the third-most costly footballer successful history.

Liverpool's alternatives to £140m Bradley Barcola

If PSG garbage to relent connected their £140m asking price, Liverpool could beryllium forgiven for looking elsewhere, and the Yan Diomande doorway is not wholly closed conscionable yet.

The Ivorian has agreed presumption with Real Madrid, but Los Blancos saw a archetypal connection of circa £85m rejected, and they are present readying to instrumentality with a revised amount.

However, Liverpool are present casting a wider nett and person identified Porto wonderkid Oscar Pietuszewski arsenic a imaginable signing, and 1 who would lone outgo £51.2m acknowledgment to a merchandise clause successful his contract.

Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche is connected the Reds' radar too, though PSG are expected to travel guardant with a 4th bid for the Frenchman aft failing with 3 offers already.