--- source: thedugout.football generated: 2026-07-28T15:11:52.819Z last_updated: 2026-07-28T13:00:00+00:00 data_provider: API-Football canonical: https://thedugout.football/clubs/liverpool/news/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGl2ZXJwb29sZWNoby5jby51ay9zcG9ydC9mb290YmFsbC90cmFuc2Zlci1uZXdzL2xpdmVycG9vbC10cmFuc2Zlci1icmFkbGV5LWJhcmNvbGEtcHNnLTM0MzY0ODQ0 --- # Barcola situation may force Liverpool into transfer repeat thanks to PSG demands - **Source:** - **Published:** 28 Jul - **Club:** Liverpool - **Original URL:** https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-transfer-bradley-barcola-psg-34364844 Four weeks later, the Reds midfielder has signed a new five-year deal, while talks between Barcola's representatives and PSG appear to have broken down beyond reconciliation. Liverpool avoided that situation unfolding with Szoboszlai and now hope to benefit from it happening in the French capital. Work continues behind the scenes on a potential deal for Barcola. The France international is top of their shortlist this summer. But with PSG playing hardball over a player who has been a key part of their squad during their back-to-back Champions League-winning seasons, they want mega money for the lightning quick winger - in excess of £140m. After breaking the club's transfer record last summer with both Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, PSG's demand would mean another club record. But The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory have exclusively told the ECHO that their statistical model estimates Barcola's transfer value at just under £85million. Given ongoing inflation, the research group consider a "fair" price could exceed that amount, but not by much. They acknowledge that the winger's contract has just two years remaining, as well as his relatively young age; he is two years younger than Vinicius Junior, for example. However, not being a guaranteed starter for PSG, as he was not for France at this summer's World Cup, is also noted. Barcola started half of his country's eight matches in the United States, playing the full 90 minutes just once, in their round of 32 win over Sweden. With his club, the winger started 35 of their 56 matches across all competitions. After starting PSG's first dozen Champions League matches, he only featured as a substitute from the quarter-finals onwards. However, it should be noted that he sprained his right ankle during the second leg of their round-of-16 tie against Chelsea. That injury kept him out for just under a month. His return came against Liverpool at Anfield in mid-April, assisting Ousmane Dembele's second goal. A month-and-a-half later, Luis Enrique only turned to Barcola as a replacement for Kvicha Kvaratskhelia in the 83rd minute of the final against Arsenal. There are now suggestions that the Catalan coach could reduce his game time even further this coming season if he is deemed not to be fully committed. Get the best Liverpool FC news and analysis straight to your Inbox courtesy of the Echo! It's as simple as 1-2-3. They would presumably want to avoid such a situation. However, with the Reds set to miss out on Yan Diomande, their desperation to replace Mohamed Salah gives PSG plenty of leverage. It is increasingly becoming a seller's market. Morgan Rogers has already moved to Chelsea, and Diomade is due to become a Real Madrid player in the coming days. Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle United have already shown how it can be done. The CIES Football Observatory valued Isak at £88million last summer and Wirtz at £105million. Those prices add up to just over £190million; Liverpool ended up agreeing to deals worth around £240million for the pair. A similar scenario could play out this summer with the back-to-back Champions League winners. Liverpool have shown their hand before, and with only Victor Munoz coming in to bolster their forward line less than a month before the Premier League season starts, they are in an unenviable position to negotiate. FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page