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Steven Gerrard teases "fantastic" signing Liverpool are close to completing

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Bradley Barcola is set to join Liverpool this summer, with a £123m agreement in place to bring the Frenchman to Anfield, and Steven Gerrard is excited about it. David Ornstein reports that a deal is in place for Liverpool to pay £106m up front for Barcola, with a further £17m in add-ons set to take the overall value of the transfer to £123m.



“A breakthrough in negotiations — helmed by sporting director Richard Hughes, Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan and Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon for Liverpool and Nasser Al-Khelaifi for PSG — came after the Merseyside club held key talks on Tuesday to bring clarity over the proposed transfer.” Steven Gerrard says Barcola has yet to hit his ceiling Liverpool are signing a truly sensational player in Barcola. Speaking to TNT Sports ahead of Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest, Gerrard said the deal to sign Barcola is “fantastic.” He said: “Incredible talent.

But it’s the type of level of player that’s gonna help take Liverpool to the next level. So I think it’s a fantastic deal.” Michael first started supporting Liverpool after Istanbul in 2006.