During the 2023 summer transfer window, PSG paid around €50 million to snatch Bradley Barcola from OL. While the 22-year-old had only played half a season at the highest level with Les Gones before his transfer, Daniel Riolo claimed that the capital club had paid too high a price to recruit him.
Sparkling under the colors ofOL during the second part of the 2022-2023 season, Bradley Barcola caught the eye of the management of the PSG. So much so that the capital club did what was necessary to complete his transfer. Indeed, the PSG of Nasser Al-Khelafi proposed a check for around €50M to the management of theOL. An offer accepted by the Gone. Thus, Bradley Barcola has signed a five-season lease – until June 30, 2028 – with the PSG on August 31, 2023. But if we are to believe Daniel Riolothe red and blue team should not have spent such a high sum to recruit the 22-year-old crack.
PSG paid €50m for Barcola
“Since day one, I’ve been fighting against this. He arrived at PSG for a very significant price. 50 million euros? It's huge for a player who had six months in Ligue 1. We immediately made him a great player, because he arrived at PSG. It’s risky”said Daniel Riolopresent in the showAfter Foot last Wednesday.
“It’s huge for a player who had six months of L1”
In the process, Daniel Riolo added a layer. “It's risky to be the subject of a big transfer and to only have six months of Ligue 1 under your belt before arriving at PSG. Because you know that you are going to change the media context and that we are going to pay attention », concluded the French journalist on the airwaves of RMC Sport.
