French World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit reckons Liverpool massively overpaid for Bradley Barcola in the summer, saying £60–70m would have been a fair price rather than the £106m the club eventually agreed with Paris Saint-Germain.
Petit told talkSPORT that Barcola lacks consistency and that “everyone in France” knew Liverpool had paid well over his true value. He said he would never have put a £120m price tag on the winger’s services, and argued it is becoming common for English clubs to overspend on overrated players.
Barcola has yet to score or assist in six appearances for Liverpool since arriving towards the end of the transfer window. His struggles come as Neville also criticised his performances, though the winger’s poor output is part of Liverpool’s wider difficulties this season under Andoni Iraola.
The move ranks as one of the most expensive signings in English football history. Four of the Premier League’s five costliest deals were completed in the summer, with Manchester City and Chelsea also spending heavily.
It’s one former player’s reading of the fee, but Petit’s view echoes wider concerns about Liverpool’s transfer spending this window.
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