Liverpool targets Bradley Barcola in €100M-plus bid to replace Salah

Liverpool targets Bradley Barcola as it looks for a long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah, whose departure has left a major gap on the right side of the attack. Liverpool targets Bradley Barcola in advanced negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for the 23-year-old French winger. The reported valuation gap is the key obstacle. Liverpool is prepared to bid more than €100 million, while PSG has set Barcola’s asking price at €150 million. Barcola has reportedly already given verbal agreement to the transfer and has spoken directly with Liverpool’s new manager Andoni Iraola. Barcola has also told PSG he will not sign a contract extension. Although he still has two years left on his PSG deal (running through 2028), PSG appears to be actively scouting alternatives, indicating the club is preparing for an exit. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher noted a tactical concern: Barcola is predominantly a left-sided player rather than a natural right-winger. That raises the question of whether Liverpool is truly filling Salah’s exact role or simply adding another option nearby. Still, Carragher argues that Barcola’s age (23) offers longer-term upside than a replacement in the late twenties.