Bradley Barcola ‘agrees Liverpool transfer after talks with Andoni Iraola’ as Reds try to thrash out deal with PSG

LIVERPOOL have reached an ‘agreement in principle’ with Bradley Barcola over a blockbuster summer transfer, reports say. The Reds are claimed to have used new boss Andoni Iraola to convince the Frenchman. Liverpool have reportedly agreed to sign Bradley Barcola Credit: Getty The Frenchman spoke to Andoni Iraola and was convinced to join Credit: AFP The Paris Saint-Germain star is now committed to making a move to Anfield, L’Equipe suggest – although there is a long way to getting a deal done. Liverpool now have to finalise a fee with the Ligue 1 giants, who are demanding around £140million for their winger. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! But with Arsenal and other top sides interested in Barcola, Liverpool have made a significant step in their attempts to land him. Barcola has rejected a contract extension at the Parc des Princes and only has two years left to run in Paris. And it is now said that a chat with Iraola pushed him towards making the switch to Merseyside. Liverpool, chasing a replacement for Mo Salah on the right and a front line refresh this summer, have been chasing Barcola all window. The former Lyon man is available after falling behind Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Desire Doue under Luis Enrique. And at international level he faces competition from Doue and Ousmane Dembele as well as Rayan Cherki and Ousmane Dembele. Most read in Sport SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET UP TO £100 BONUS He is valued at over £140million Despite being used in rotation with these stars, Barcola still scored 13 times for PSG last season in all competitions, assisting another seven. That came from 35 starts and 3,000 minutes, meaning a goal contribution under every two games. Barcola has 28 caps to his name – including eight from the World Cup just past. He bagged three at the tournament with one against England in the third-place play-off. Barcola started four of those but went off in the semi defeat to Spain after an hour having hardly featured. Comment now