Liverpool announce big-money signing of France winger Barcola from PSG

[p]The 23-year-old is expected to help lift [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a], who have drawn their first two Premier League matches this term, following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a]’s departure at the end of last season.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/barcola-bradley/lhGD3RgS/"]Barcola[/a] passed his Liverpool medical over the weekend and is expected to provide the marquee signing the Reds were crying out for on the wings.[/p][p]He scored 39 goals in 152 appearances for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] after joining the Paris club from old rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a] in 2023, having worked his way through Les Gones' youth ranks.[/p][embed guid="1a04a6a5-abf7-434d-9ae7-c2cc4ce858ec" url="https://x.com/LFC/status/2094411229519401371" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]PSG drove a hard bargain for Barcola, rejecting a £90m offer from Liverpool earlier this month. A saga followed, with the Parisians demanding as much as £145m, according to some reports.[/b][/p][p]The reigning Ligue 1 champions have signed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/akliouche-maghnes/0UP6MLGJ/"]Maghnes Akliouche[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/godts-mika/CIrbY1Ml/"]Mika Godts[/a] this summer, potentially pushing Barcola down the pecking order in the French capital.[/p][p]At Liverpool, Barcola is expected to slot into a familiar role on the left wing. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gakpo-cody/pWyuBud0/"]Cody Gakpo[/a] has pretty much had that position locked down over the last 12 months, following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-luis/SKjMUHVm/"]Luis Diaz[/a]’s move to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a], but the Dutchman is now expected to depart Anfield, with an eyebrow-raising transfer to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] strongly rumoured.[/p][p]Barcola won two Champions League titles with PSG, as well as three Ligue 1 crowns and two Coupes de France, among other honours.[/p][p]He has signed a five-year deal with Liverpool and will wear the number 29 shirt.[/p][infobox id="a26dc69f-5d29-48c9-8d0f-786c18f76a2b" /]