Flying for medical: Fabrizio Romano confirms £42.7m deal as Barcola closer to Liverpool transfer
Ferran Torres has been cleared to fly to Paris for his medical with PSG.
Fabrizio Romano reports on X (formerly Twitter) that the Champions League holders have agreed €50m [£42.7m] guaranteed for the Spanish winger.
Another deal that, theoretically, brings Liverpool closer to signing Bradley Barcola in the summer transfer window.
Ferran Torres set for PSG medical in Liverpool boost
At the very least, Torres’ impending arrival more or less ensures that the Parisians would be fully stocked on the right flank – even were Anfield-linked Ibrahim Mbaye to be moved on.
More importantly, it’s a massive step in the right direction as far as Liverpool’s negotiations with PSG are concerned.
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Should the French champions go on to also add Ajax’s Mika Godts to their squad – as many in the industry expect they will – Luis Enrique will have a surplus of options to choose from.
And given the PSG head coach’s reportedly clear stance on wantaways in his squad, we strongly suspect that the club’s stance on Barcola’s £145m asking price will soften.
How much will it cost Liverpool to sign Bradley Barcola?
Fabrizio Romano told CaughtOffside that as much as €120m [£102.5m] would not be enough to see both clubs shake hands.
We can understand that; dropping your price tag by £42.5m is probably too much to ask for, especially if PSG want to come out of negotiations with their pride intact.
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However, we don’t think it would be unreasonable to suggest that a middle ground of around the £120m [€140.3m] mark could be achieved.
Realistically, unless the Ligue 1 side is pretty confident that another suitor will come in with the desired £145m, everyone surely accepts this is PSG’s last chance to receive a statement fee.
With a contract set to expire in 2028, Bradley Barcola’s value is only going to take a tumble down the stairs in the coming windows.
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