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Liverpool fans got a first look at Bradley Barcola on Friday night, as he came off the bench against Ipswich at Portman Road.With the Reds leading 2-0 at the time, Barcola replaced Victor Munoz and took his place on the left of Andoni Iraola’s attack.Buoyed by a better performance from their team, the travelling Liverpool fans could be heard loud and clear serenading their new £123m man as he warmed up, and continued in good voice while he made his way onto the pitch. Bradley Barcola is a Red! 🔴What are you expecting from his first season at Anfield?
The Frenchman has joined in a whopping £123m move from PSG Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC Liverpool fans reinvent Maxi Rodriguez songThere has understandably been huge excitement amongst Liverpool supporters about Barcola, who has really captured the imagination of the Anfield faithful.Often players need to do a bit more than simply sign for the club to earn themselves a song from the crowd, but Barcola has been deemed a special case, and his name rang out to the tune of the ‘Heartbeat’ television show, which older fans might recognise as being used for Maxi Rodriguez during the 2010s.“Bradley, Bradley Barcola run down the wing for me,” sang the Liverpool fans on repeat as the 24-year-old made his bow.Seemingly still learning English, Barcola is unlikely to have understood the nuance of the words, but he will hopefully have at the very least heard his name and realised that he is about as welcome as any player could be at Liverpool. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox
