"I don't think we'll see": Didi Hamann theory makes signing Barcola impossible

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Former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann claims that Liverpool won’t be spending lavishly, which would rule out the idea of Bradley Barcola making a mega-money move to Anfield this summer. Liverpool have reportedly been ordered by PSG to pay £145m to sign Barcola, and while they are refusing to pay that, they will still have to pay over £100m to get the Parisians to release him Hamann told Tribal Football: “Well, I think it’s [the transfer market] been overinflated for a few years now.

“You know, it’s supply and demand, and they spent an awful lot of money. “So maybe they feel the pinch a little bit from the money they spent last season, but, as I said, they’re probably a bit more cautious this time around.

“I don’t think we’ll see the £100 million [$135 million] transfer fees being paid by Liverpool because they did that last season, but I’m pretty sure we’ll see a few more incomings for, shall we say, a reasonable price.” Liverpool will have to spend more than £100m if they really want to sign Bradley Barcola While I agree with Hamann that Liverpool are being more conservative this summer after the £460m outlay last year, as evidenced by the decision to sign Ronald Araujo on loan, they will have to spend over £100m if they are serious about bringing Barcola to Anfield. One thing remains obvious: Barcola will not join Liverpool unless they spend over £100m to sign him, although the Reds are refusing to pay the £145m asking price PSG are said to be demanding.