Bradley Barcola has a nickname Liverpool fans need to learn after £120m deal struck with PSG

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Liverpool fans got the news they’ve been waiting months for on Thursday as the Reds struck an agreement for the transfer of Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain.According to The Athletic, Barcola will join for a guaranteed fee of ‘over £100m’, with the overall package potentially reaching £120m.Given the months of negotiations, Liverpool fans will feel that they have already learnt much that they need to know about Barcola, but with his transfer now on the verge of being formalised, it is time to get to know the 23-year-old a little better still. 💣Just how good a signing will Bradley Barcola be for Liverpool? The Reds have FINALLY found an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain Photo Credit: Getty Images/Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi Barcola’s nickname is ‘the grasshopper’Having watched hours worth of compilations of him playing and read all about his journey from Lyon to PSG, Liverpool fans will be relieved to have moved a big step closer to calling him one of their own.As they prepare to welcome him to Anfield, supporters should note that his nickname back in France is, interestingly, ‘la sauterelle’ – which translates as ‘the grasshopper.’Barcola has reportedly been so-called because of his ‘jinking running style,’ which supposedly looks like a grasshopper bouncing around.READ MORE: Liverpool tipped to sign Lamine Camara after Monaco drop clue over midfielder salePhoto by Ian MacNicol/Getty ImagesThe Athletic confirmed this in an article in 2024, also claiming that the Frenchman had a number of other nicknames to boot, although none are shared.After a long summer of waiting, the grasshopper will now be hopping his way to Merseyside to begin an exciting new chapter of his career.

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