French journalist has devastating Barcola news ahead of Liverpool's trip to Ipswich on Friday

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French football journalist Julien Laurens reports that Bradley Barcola is nowhere close to being fit enough to play for Liverpool, despite completing his £123m move to Anfield this week. Speaking to Sky Sports News, Julien Laurens has warned that Barcola will not be ready to “even a few minutes” against Ipswich, which would be a major blow to the Reds.

Laurens said: “Fitness wise he’s not ready to even play I think a few minutes in the Premier League. So they will need to work on his fitness before he’s able to play first team football.” Julien Laurens on Bradley Barcola “Fitness wise he’s not ready to even play I think a few minutes in the Premier League.

So they will need to work on his fitness before he’s able to play first team football.” (@SkySportsNews) pic.twitter.com/XbqM3uZvR0 — Anfield Pages (@AnfieldPages) September 1, 2026 Iraola will hold his pre-match press conference to preview the trip to Ipswich tomorrow night, and he will have more news on Barcola’s fitness and when to expect him to play. Liverpool need him fit and playing as soon as possible, although his fitness cannot possibly be as bad as Alexander Isak’s when he joined the Reds from Newcastle United last summer.