“Extremely overpriced” – Journalist criticises Liverpool’s transfer move for Bradley Barcola

If LFC can afford it, then why not? There’s an element of risk with every signing, and some of the club’s big-money purchases last year didn’t work out, with Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz struggling, but as long as Barcola performs then fans won’t care too much about how expensive he was.

? Alan Shearer remains the REAL most expensive transfer of all time! ?? pic.twitter.com/xl2rQH9DcK

— CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) August 14, 2026