Details regarding the financial aspects of Paris Saint-Germain forward Bradley Barcola’s (23) move to Liverpool are becoming clearer. According to Bruno Salomon (reporting for ici Paris Île-de-France), the deal is valued at €145 million—including bonuses—while an additional €5 million fee owed to Olympique Lyonnais (OL) will be covered directly by Liverpool.
For Barcola’s transfer, the total is €145m (including bonuses) + €5m (going to OL). Usually, the selling club (PSG) pays the percentage due to the player’s formative club out of the transfer fee it receives, but the PSG president negotiated for Liverpool to pay this portion instead.
This detail provides a better understanding of how the deal is structured. Paris Saint-Germain stands to receive up to €145 million for Bradley Barcola’s transfer—a figure also cited this Saturday by Le Parisien, which breaks it down into a €125 million base fee and €20 million in bonuses.
The additional €5 million mentioned by Bruno Salomon is therefore not destined for PSG’s coffers but for Olympique Lyonnais, the player’s formative club. According to the journalist, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi negotiated to have Liverpool cover this amount directly, rather than having it deducted from the fee due to PSG.
This is a significant detail for a deal of this magnitude. L’Équipe had previously estimated that OL might receive around €4.9 million under the solidarity mechanism. If the figures cited by Bruno Salomon are confirmed in the final agreement, Liverpool’s total financial outlay could approach €150 million—assuming all bonuses are triggered—though this does not mean PSG itself will receive that full amount.
