Liverpool sign Barcola from PSG for £106m, with add-ons taking the deal to £123m, making him the club’s second-most expensive signing

Liverpool have officially completed the signing of Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain for a potential £123 million fee, making the France international the club’s second-most expensive player of all time.

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Liverpool confirmed the transfer on Monday, August 31, 2026, with Barcola signing a five-year contract at Anfield after the Premier League club reached an agreement with PSG.

The Reds will pay an initial £106 million for the 23-year-old forward, while performance-related add-ons could increase the overall value of the deal to £123 million.

The agreement represents a significant investment from Liverpool after negotiations with PSG earlier in the summer were complicated by a substantial difference in the clubs’ valuations.

PSG had previously been reported to value Barcola at around £145 million, but the two clubs eventually reached a compromise that allows Liverpool to secure one of European football’s highly rated young attackers.

Barcola’s arrival marks another major addition to Liverpool’s squad during an ambitious summer transfer window.

The Frenchman is the third major signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Victor Munoz and Ronald Araujo, further strengthening the team ahead of the new campaign.

The deal also places Barcola just behind Alexander Isak on Liverpool’s all-time transfer spending list.

Isak became Liverpool’s record signing after joining from Newcastle United for £125 million last summer.

Barcola’s potential £123 million fee leaves him only £2 million short of that record if all the agreed add-ons are triggered.

For Liverpool, the move underlines the club’s willingness to commit heavily to elite young talent capable of making an immediate impact while offering significant long-term value.

Barcola joins after an impressive spell with PSG, where his pace, direct running and attacking versatility helped establish him as an important figure in the French champions’ squad.

His five-year agreement gives Liverpool a long-term commitment from a player who is still at an important stage of his development.

With the transfer now officially confirmed, attention will turn to how quickly Barcola adapts to the demands of English football and how he fits into Liverpool’s attacking plans.

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The blockbuster agreement is also likely to increase expectations around the forward, given the size of the fee and his position among Liverpool’s most expensive signings.