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Liverpool face one serious challenger in the race to sign PSG and France star Bradley Barcola this summer.
Barcola is one of the highest-profile players available across Europe this summer transfer window as he eyes a move away from PSG after helping the team win back-to-back Champions League titles.
Following the departure of Mohamed Salah, Andoni Iraola will hope to bring in a wide player with a proven track record of producing at the highest level. Barcola fits that bill, which is why Liverpool faces stiff competition to sign him.
Arsenal are the current frontrunners to win Barcola’s signature, according to the latest betting odds.
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Mikel Arteta and company are the +100 favorites to lure him away from Paris for a fee that could surpass $150 million, according to recent reports.
After missing out on Morgan Rogers, whose $157 million transfer from Aston Villa to Chelsea set a new British transfer record, the Premier League champions could take a massive swing to bolster their hopes of defending their title.
Oddsmakers rate Liverpool as a close second behind Arsenal in the race for Barcola, with a +125 shot to bring him to Anfield.
The Reds held a strong interest in Yan Diomande before reports emerged that he preferred a move to PSG, effectively making Barcola the top target.
If that move comes to fruition, a Barcola transfer becomes even more likely to avoid getting lost in PSG’s bevy of attacking options that already include Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Desire Doue.
Despite Barcola’s talents, he often played second fiddle to those stars at the club level as well as in the international setup with France. The 23-year-old started four of eight games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals and providing one assist during France’s run to the semifinals.
In three seasons with PSG, Barcola made 151 appearances, including 107 starts, and scored 39 goals with 35 assists. 43 of those appearances came in the Champions League, in which Barcola has registered six goals and nine assists across three campaigns.
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Iraola has said that he and the club are working behind the scenes on transfer business in a summer that has seen just two players brought in — Jeremy Jacquet and Victor Munoz — and three outgoings in Salah, Ibrahima Konate, and Andy Robertson.
After Arsenal and Liverpool come a steep drop off in the odds to sign Barcola, with Bayern Munich (+600), Real Madrid (+800), and Barcelona (+800) considered longshot options.
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