14 Aug 2026 12:24:31
Godts signing announced. Barcola soon?
14 Aug 2026 12:50:06
You would certainly hope so.
14 Aug 2026 12:52:08
Not so sure it's been announced, I saw they came to an agreement. I don't think we'll see anything official on Barcola until Godts and/or Torres are fully over the line. I would expect word of an agreement between PSG and Liverpool very soon though.
14 Aug 2026 13:56:06
They have sold Ramos and Kang, but there's no chance that they have bought Godts, Torres and Aklioiche and plan to keep Barcola.
Do Arsenal have room to go above what we're offering? Surely PSG know the price drops significantly every window from here, but of course the game gets played on both sides.
I suspect the price will be more than we wanted to pay and less than PSG wanted to sell.
Hopefully he stars once he joins. That's my main hope. Any price can be forgiven if that happens.
14 Aug 2026 14:06:38
In my opinion, it's possible that PSG hang onto Barcola until the end of the window (like Newcastle with Isak) to get as much money as they can. Good business on their part.
14 Aug 2026 14:23:33
We can always say no longer interested and walk away.
14 Aug 2026 14:23:41
Arsenal are not signing Barcola.
14 Aug 2026 14:24:13
Wdw, I was thinking the opposite, that the longer it goes, the more it would put us in the driving seat, negotiations wise, no? Appreciate we could get more desperate, but they're clearly signing replacements and won't want to have too bloated a squad, not to mention they run the risk of him going into his final year of his contract the season after this.
Hard to know for sure though.
14 Aug 2026 14:49:43
Am not an expert, but I would say the more forward players PSG sign, and with Barcola informing them he wants to sign for us, it gives us the upper hand. You can't have 8 forwards for 3 places, just not enough game time.
So, think this will be done early next week, with just the medical test to be performed. I would not see Barcola failing any of them; he seems a very fit, strong athlete.
14 Aug 2026 15:40:41
Agreed, Grino. That's what I'm thinking also.
14 Aug 2026 20:00:06
Depends, last couple of seasons PSG have basically had a starting 11 for the Champions League and a different one for the league. It's why they can maintain that high tempo style all season.