Fabrizio Romano has made an admission about one of Paris Saint-Germain’s biggest stars that changes the shape of the club’s summer.
PSG’s window has so far been defined by exits and reshuffling in attack. Lee Kang-in has completed a medical with Atletico Madrid, Maghnes Akliouche has been lined up as his replacement, and the club are also managing a stand-off with RB Leipzig over Yan Diomande.
Amid all of that movement, one question has hung over the Parc des Princes: which of Luis Enrique’s front-line players could actually be sold? For months the answer from Paris seemed to be nobody who matters. Two Premier League heavyweights have been testing that assumption all the same.
Now the transfer insider has addressed the situation directly — and his answer is not the one PSG supporters were being given ten days ago.
Fabrizio Romano reveals the truth about a PSG untouchable
According to Fabrizio Romano, speaking on his YouTube channel this week, Bradley Barcola can leave PSG this summer, with Liverpool and Arsenal both interested.
“Ten days ago, everybody was saying Barcola was untouchable and going nowhere,” Romano said. “Now I see links with Liverpool and Arsenal everywhere, so maybe Barcola isn’t that untouchable after all. My understanding is still the same. I told you in April, May, June and now July that Bradley Barcola can leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer.”
The key detail is the contract. “The interest is strong and Barcola is not untouchable because he isn’t negotiating a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain,” Romano explained, adding that whether he goes “depends on the amount of money clubs are prepared to put on the table.” Liverpool, he noted, have had Barcola as a top target since last summer, while Arsenal consider him an option behind Morgan Rogers.
Should PSG cash in on Bradley Barcola?
Only at a genuinely exceptional price. Barcola remains one of the most dangerous wide forwards in Europe, and PSG are under no financial pressure to sell. But the contract standstill Romano describes is the real warning sign: every window that passes without a renewal shifts leverage towards the buying clubs.
With Akliouche arriving and the attack already being reshaped, this is the one summer where a record-level offer could be entertained from strength rather than necessity. The verdict: if Liverpool or Arsenal want Barcola, PSG should let the two English clubs bid against each other — and walk away from anything that isn’t extraordinary. Expect this story to run deep into August.
