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title: "Liverpool preparing potentially Premier League record transfer bid for Bradley Barcola"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-preparing-potentially-premier-league-record-transfer-bid-for-bradley-barcola/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jonny Black"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2026-07-28T18:21:44Z"
modified: "2026-09-22T13:52:48Z"
---

# Liverpool preparing potentially Premier League record transfer bid for Bradley Barcola

Liverpool are preparing a potentially Premier League record transfer bid to lure Bradley Barcola to Liverpool.

According to [DaveOCKOP](https://x.com/DaveOCKOP/status/2082142084471947631?s=20), Liverpool are preparing to offer a package which could reach £130 million, £5 million more than that which the club paid for Alexander Isak last summer.

The offer would be heavily incentivised on add-ons, with roughly £95m coming in an initial fee, while up to £35 million could follow in add-ons.

**Top 10 Most Expensive Purchases by Premier League Clubs**

| **Rank** | **Player** | **Position** | **From** | **To** | **Initial Fee** | **Year** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **1** | **Alexander Isak** | Forward | Newcastle United | Liverpool | **£125.0m** | 2025 |
| **2** | **Morgan Rogers** | Midfielder | Aston Villa | Chelsea | **£117.0m** | 2026 |
| **3** | **Elliot Anderson** | Midfielder | Nottingham Forest | Manchester City | **£116.0m** | 2026 |
| **4** | **Enzo Fernandez** | Midfielder | Benfica | Chelsea | **£106.8m** | 2023 |
| **5** | **Jack Grealish** | Midfielder | Aston Villa | Manchester City | **£100.0m** | 2021 |
| **5** | **Declan Rice** | Midfielder | West Ham United | Arsenal | **£100.0m** | 2023 |
| **5** | **Moises Caicedo** | Midfielder | Brighton & Hove Albion | Chelsea | **£100.0m** | 2023 |
| **5** | **Florian Wirtz** | Midfielder | Bayer Leverkusen | Liverpool | **£100.0m** | 2025 |
| **9** | **Romelu Lukaku** | Forward | Inter Milan | Chelsea | **£97.5m** | 2021 |
| **10** | **Sandro Tonali** | Midfielder | Newcastle United | Tottenham Hotspur | **£92.5m** | 2026 |

**Key Takeaways**

- **All-Time League Record:** Alexander Isak holds the record for the highest transfer fee paid by a Premier League club following his £125m move from Newcastle United to Liverpool.
- **Most Expensive British Player:** Morgan Rogers became the most expensive English player in football history after his £117m transfer from Aston Villa to Chelsea.
- **Biggest Big-Spenders:** Chelsea feature in five of the top ten incoming transfers in Premier League history.