Bradley Barcola 'makes decision' on leaving PSG amid Liverpool and Arsenal interest

PSG forward Bradley Barcola is attracting significant transfer interest from some of Europe's biggest clubs, and the 23-year-old is left with a huge decision to make.

Barcola was part of Luis Enrique's team that recorded successive Champions League triumphs with a penalty shootout victory against Arsenal in May, but was reportedly unhappy with his reduced role at the club.

In a star-studded PSG attack featuring Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Desire Doue, and Ousmane Dembele, Barcola was often restricted to minutes from the bench when he felt he deserved to start more games.

The versatile forward, who has won three Ligue 1 titles since joining the French giants from Lyon in 2023, was named among the substitutes for the Champions League, and that snub is the main reason he will consider his future this summer.

Arsenal and Liverpool are both long-term admirers of the fleet-footed attacker, but a move appears unlikely due to PSG's eye-watering £116million asking price, a figure that has been used as a benchmark since Elliot Anderson joined Manchester City.

Couple that with PSG's confidence of landing RB Leipzig sensation Yan Diomande, and Barcola's prospects heading into the new campaign have worsened, with TEAMtalk revealing that his camp are 'actively exploring' a move this summer.

Barcola reportedly wants to 'assess his options' after the World Cup, where he's starring for a France team expected to win the tournament, after slipping further down the pecking order under Enrique.

But PSG still have ambitions of giving the explosive attacker a new contract and will discuss terms over a deal once he returns.

Should he reject their proposal and restate his desire to leave, the Ligue 1 giants will 'reluctantly consider a sale', with Liverpool making him their 'priority' target after Diomande made it clear he wanted to join PSG.

Marcel Desailly says Bradley Barcola should stay at PSG

The depth and quality of PSG's attack is underlined by the fact Barcola is being pushed further down the pecking order.

He's arguably one of the most promising forwards in European football, and he's demonstrated his prowess at the World Cup with France.

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Barcola has scored twice and assisted once for Didier Deschamps at this year's tournament, and he will likely play a key role in their quarter-final showdown against Morocco.

The 25-cap international, who is under contract to PSG until June 2028, has 76 goal involvements in 152 appearances for his club, and former defender Marcel Desailly has urged him to stay put instead of joining Liverpool or Arsenal.

"Should he move to the Premier League? Not yet. Not yet at all," Desailly said when asked about his future. "Sorry, Arsenal and Liverpool fans. He should stay at Paris Saint-Germain, play 25 games a season, and grow within that system."

Desailly has ignored Barcola's desire to leave due to a lack of starting opportunities and wants him to grow within Enrique's system. But if Arsenal or Liverpool cough up a record fee, the Premier League could be his next destination.