Liverpool should now be able to sign Bradley Barcola for a much lower price

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Bradley Barcola did not look happy as he was pictured watching Paris Saint-Germain’s Trophee des Champions defeat against Lens from the stands on Sunday.The Frenchman has remained professional throughout PSG’s negotiations with Liverpool for his transfer this summer, and was part of the squad which won the European Super Cup last week, but Sunday felt like a shift in dynamic.Luis Enrique looks to have accepted that Barcola does not want to be part of his squad next season, and the Spanish coach’s decision to leave him out of such an important match should empower Liverpool to now get the deal done on their terms. Pick Liverpool’s new front three with Bradley Barcola in it 👇 Who joins the Frenchman in Andoni Iraola's best attack?

Photo Credit: Getty Images/Sarah Stier/FIFA PSG have lost their advantage over BarcolaUp until Sunday, PSG had been playing hardball with Liverpool over Barcola’s asking price, with fees as high as £140m being quoted in the media.The Reds, quite rightly, have been unwilling to get anywhere near this, and a standoff has ensued.Obviously able to point to other big deals being done this summer as a yardstick, PSG may have felt justified in asking for such a big fee to let Barcola leave.However, their signings of Maghnes Akliouche, Ferran Torres and Mika Godts gave the game away. They are obviously preparing for life after the Frenchman.READ MORE: Why Jeremy Jacquet’s stunning Liverpool debut may not be enough to make him a starter just yetWith that in mind, Liverpool were right to hold firm, knowing that PSG would have little choice but to come down in price, or risk having too many attackers vying for places in Enrique’s team.Nevertheless, while Barcola was still involved in the European Super Cup, there was maybe a feeling that Enrique could keep him involved regardless of any new arrivals.That facade was broken on Sunday, when it became clear that the 23-year-old’s place in Paris is now untenable.

PSG cannot keep their asking price so high over a player who blatantly does not want to be there – and is not in their plans either – and this now heavily passes the advantage to Liverpool. Photo by Maciej Rogowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHow much will Barcola end up costing? £140m has always felt like an extremely optimistic asking price for PSG on Barcola, and it screams of a club who are used to getting their own way setting an unreachable figure.However, the player has stuck to his guns, as have Liverpool, and it would be a surprise if a deal were not done for something close to the £100m the Reds are reportedly prepared to pay.In any case, that does feel like an overpay for the France international, given his current circumstances, but at this point Liverpool do also need to make sure they get their man.There could be a surprise, and the Reds might squeeze PSG to drop lower than £100m, in which case something around the £90m mark might well do it.