{"id":608819,"date":"2026-07-28T20:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/608819\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:42:13","slug":"liverpool-barcola-myth-debunked-by-four-journos-as-fsg-decision-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/608819\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool: Barcola myth debunked by four journos as FSG decision reached"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Four journalists are all saying the same thing about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> agreeing a deal with Bradley Barcola, and the Reds are now prepared to smash the British transfer record.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 24 hours, reports out of Italy have claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/liverpool\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Liverpool<\/strong> <\/a>have struck an agreement on personal terms with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/bradley-barcola\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bradley Barcola<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The PSG winger, 23, is Liverpool\u2019s primary target for the wing positions, and numerous trusted sources have confirmed Barcola favours a move to Anfield above all others including Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>However, that\u2019s not to say the claims personal terms are sealed are accurate. On the contrary, four respected journalists have all confirmed no such agreement exists at the time of this article\u2019s publication.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2082102373212692860\" target=\"_blank\">Taking to X<\/a> on Tuesday afternoon, Fabrizio Romano wrote: \u2018Bradley Barcola wants to join Liverpool and there\u2019s no doubt on that, as reported since May.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018#LFC project is his priority \u2013 but any financial agreement is yet to be approved, done or sealed. Seen as natural step but at the right time. Talks will take place in the next days on player side.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That came after two French reporters, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabriceHawkins\/status\/2082097653635076461\" target=\"_blank\">Fabrice Hawkins<\/a> (RMC Sport) and <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Football\/Actualites\/Mercato-bradley-barcola-a-parle-a-andoni-iraola-et-a-donne-son-accord-de-principe-a-liverpool\/1707577?utm_source=Social%20media&amp;utm_campaign=twitter&amp;utm_content=photo&amp;utm_medium=Social%20media\" target=\"_blank\">Loiz Tanzi<\/a> (L\u2019Equipe), stated similar.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzi wrote: \u2018Bradley Barcola (23 years old, under contract with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/psg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> PSG<\/strong> <\/a>until June 2028) has given his verbal agreement to Liverpool for a transfer.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018However, contrary to what was reported by Italian media on Monday, this does not yet constitute a contractual agreement between the former Lyon player and Liverpool.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Hawkins stated on X: \u2018Bradley Barcola hasn\u2019t reached a contract agreement with Liverpool but the player has made the Reds his priority in case of a departure from PSG.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Finally, our colleagues over on TEAMtalk verified personal terms are still to be finalised, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/liverpool\/fsg-ready-demolish-transfer-record-positive-talks-bradley-barcola-signing-exclusive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>the rest of their update made extremely positive reading for the Reds<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool to smash transfer record for Bradley Barcola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Their insider, Graeme Bailey, wrote: \u2018While no agreement has yet been reached on personal terms, sources insist that is not viewed as a significant obstacle should Liverpool manage to strike an agreement with PSG.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bailey then went on to state PSG have now opened the doors to Barcola\u2019s sale for the right price, while Liverpool are prepared to obliterate the British transfer record.<\/p>\n<p>For now, that record is held by Alexander Isak by way of his \u00a3125m switch from Newcastle to Liverpool last summer.<\/p>\n<p>PSG value Barcola at \u00a3145m, while Liverpool will attempt to negotiate that figure down. But as mentioned, they are intentioned to go above and beyond \u00a3125m to sign their undisputed No 1 transfer target this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey added: \u2018We understand Liverpool have made it abundantly clear during talks that they are prepared to break the British transfer record to land Barcola.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/best-wingers-available-this-summer-ranking-arsenal-liverpool-targets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Ten best wingers available this summer: No Vini Jr as Arsenal, Liverpool eye statement signings<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Providing further context on this developing story, Bailey wrote: \u2018Despite missing out on Diomande themselves before he opted for Real Madrid, PSG are prepared to sanction Barcola\u2019s departure for the right price. That stance has largely been shaped by the player himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018TEAMtalk understands Barcola informed PSG before the World Cup that he wanted to explore a move this summer after becoming increasingly frustrated with his role under Luis Enrique.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The France international believes he has slipped too far down the attacking pecking order in Paris, highlighted by his lack of game-time in the Champions League semi-finals and final, and has since rejected multiple offers to extend his contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018His refusal to sign fresh terms has convinced PSG that this summer represents the right time to sell, provided their valuation is met.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Regarding timing, Liverpool are now expected to act on their interest by launching a \u2018formal\u2019 bid in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DON\u2019T MISS:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/mo-salah-transfer-ultimatum-reunion-ex-liverpool-star-ruled-out\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mo Salah handed transfer ultimatum as reunion with ex-Liverpool star ruled out<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Four journalists are all saying the same thing about Liverpool agreeing a deal with Bradley Barcola, and the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":608820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[76],"tags":[129786,18,793,794,19,17,1009,5,795,53669,132,5279],"class_list":["post-608819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-bradley-barcola","tag-eire","tag-front-page","tag-home-page","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-liverpool","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-psg","tag-sports","tag-uncategorized"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116999549621432071","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/608820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}