PSG player Bradley Barcola is keen to join Premier League club Liverpool, in fact, if Liverpool can sign this player, it may increase the strength of this team but we have noticed that no financial agreement has been approved, completed or finalized yet.
The obstacle lies in the price. PSG has set the price at around €150 million–€170 million, which is considered very high. On the other hand, Liverpool has reportedly only made an offer of €100 million, which is, of course, far below PSG’s asking price. However, Liverpool reportedly hasn’t given up on signing Barcola, especially since he has just turned down a contract extension. This presents an opening for Liverpool to plan its next steps in its efforts to negotiate with PSG.
PSG deliberately set a high price because Barcola is still young at 22 years old, his performance is also very good and last season he was PSG mainstay on the left wing, besides the two factors above, PSG also does not really need the money, the reason they set a high price so that Liverpool backs off in the hunt for Barcola. In my opinion, Liverpool is using a "test the water" strategy. They deliberately offered €100 million because they knew PSG would definitely reject their offer, but they also wanted to show that they were really serious about pursuing Barca.
Liverpool are also taking advantage of the opportunity as PSG are in a weak position due to Barcola reluctance to extend his contract. PSG is currently faced with two options: sell for €100-120 million now or risk selling cheaply next year. From my perspective, the ball is now in Barcola court. If he really wants to move to Liverpool, then PSG will have to lower their price to their liking.