Last summer, Liverpool first forked out around £116 million for Florian Wirtz, then £125 million for Alexander Isak. This summer, Chelsea have paid £117 million for Morgan Rogers. So when Liverpool push for the signing of Bradley Barcola, the Reds are unlikely to get away with a new transfer record.
Yan Diomande was the top target in recent months, before PSG, so Real Madrid decided to pay an outrageous sum for a 19-year-old. In recent weeks, most of the focus has been on Barcola for Liverpool.
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Earlier this month, it was reported that the Premier League club had signalled bids for a total of €120 million, but PSG were not impressed.
Now it is coming to a head. According to Sky Sports , Bradley Barcola has told PSG that he wants to leave Paris, while the player has verbally agreed a deal with Liverpool.
Several English clubs have been reported to be interested, but now it is Liverpool who are in the lead. According to the English media, Liverpool are getting ready with a bid that will be sent to Paris.
The reigning Champions League champions have calculated that they will have 170 million euros for the 23-year-old, when Liverpool now seem to have decided, this smells of a new transfer record at Anfield.
We ask ourselves: What happened to the Liverpool that bought potential stars at a “survivable price” and was responsible for the development of Jürgen Klopp and the gang…?
