‘Everyone is a winner’: Luis Enrique defends PSG’s £125m Barcola sale to Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain's coach, Luis Enrique, confirmed the sale of winger Bradley Barcola to Liverpool was mutually beneficial, as Barcola sought greater importance within a team.

Barcola, a key player in PSG's recent successes, transferred for €125 million plus €20 million in bonuses, amid competition from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

PSG has since reinforced their squad with new attacking signings, emphasizing the need for adaptation as they aim for their third consecutive Champions League title.

POISSY, Sept 4 — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted yesterday that the sale of France winger Bradley Barcola to Liverpool was a good deal for all parties, as the reigning European champions get ready to defend their Champions League title without one of their key players from the last two campaigns.

“Everyone is a winner,” the Spaniard told reporters on the eve of his team’s Ligue 1 clash at home to Monaco today.

“He wanted to leave because he wanted to have more importance in the team. And that is something that you have to earn in training. I can’t guarantee that to any player.

“He has been a very important player for us, and he is an incredible person. He was liked by his teammates. He still had two years left on his contract but he decided to leave and I wish him all the best. We have to accept it.”

Barcola, who appeared in all of France’s matches at the World Cup, had not featured at all for PSG at the start of this season before joining Liverpool in a blockbuster deal for a fee of €125 million (RM588 million) plus €20 million in bonuses.

The 24-year-old scored 13 goals in 49 appearances in all competitions last season for PSG as they retained the Champions League and Ligue 1 titles.

However, he was not automatically assured of his place in Luis Enrique’s starting line-up, especially with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia competing to play in the same position on the wing.

PSG have brought in three new attacking players for a combined fee of around 150 million euros, with Spain World Cup final hero Ferran Torres arriving from Barcelona while Maghnes Akliouche was signed from Monaco and Mika Godts from Ajax.

“I am happy with the three players we have brought in up front. We must not make comparisons. We will see what happens but I am happy with the transfer window,” said Luis Enrique, who also saw PSG sell Portugal striker Goncalo Ramos to AC Milan and Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye to Aston Villa.

The former Barcelona and Spain coach insisted his new players would need “time to adapt” as PSG come into the match against Monaco having drawn their first two Ligue 1 games of the campaign with Rennes and Lille.

They also lost to Lens in the French Champions Trophy having previously beaten Aston Villa to win the Uefa Super Cup.

The Parisians start their bid to win a third straight Champions League title at home to Slovan Bratislava next Wednesday.

“Our objectives are clear. I have said it many times. I want to win the most important trophies and there is none bigger than the Champions League,” added the coach, who is beginning his fourth season at the helm. — AFP

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巴黎圣日耳曼队主教练路易斯·恩里克证实，边锋布拉德利·巴尔科拉转会利物浦是一笔互惠互利的交易，因为巴尔科拉希望在球队中获得更重要的地位。

巴科拉是巴黎圣日耳曼近期取得成功的关键球员，他以 1.25 亿欧元外加 2000 万欧元奖金的价格转会，而赫维查·克瓦拉茨赫利亚则参与了竞争。

此后，巴黎圣日耳曼通过签下新的进攻球员加强了球队阵容，强调了在力争连续第三次获得欧冠冠军的过程中进行调整的必要性。

普瓦西，9 月 4 日——巴黎圣日耳曼队主教练路易斯·恩里克昨天坚称，将法国边锋布拉德利·巴尔科拉出售给利物浦对各方来说都是一笔好交易，因为卫冕欧洲冠军巴黎圣日耳曼队即将卫冕他们的欧冠冠军，而他们失去了过去两个赛季的关键球员之一。

“每个人都是赢家，”这位西班牙人在球队今天主场迎战摩纳哥的法甲联赛前夕告诉记者。

“他想离开是因为他想在球队中扮演更重要的角色。而这需要通过训练来赢得。我无法向任何球员保证这一点。”

“他一直是我们队里非常重要的球员，而且他为人也非常好。队友们都很喜欢他。他的合同还有两年才到期，但他决定离开，我祝他一切顺利。我们必须接受这个事实。”

巴科拉在世界杯上代表法国队参加了所有比赛，但在本赛季初，他还没有代表巴黎圣日耳曼出场过。之后，他以1.25亿欧元（5.88亿令吉）的转会费外加2000万欧元的奖金，以一笔轰动性的交易加盟利物浦。

这位 24 岁的球员上赛季代表巴黎圣日耳曼在各项赛事中出场 49 次，攻入 13 球，帮助球队卫冕欧冠和法甲联赛冠军。

然而，他并没有自动确保在路易斯·恩里克的首发阵容中占有一席之地，尤其是有赫维查·克瓦拉茨赫利亚也在竞争边锋的同一位置。

巴黎圣日耳曼队以约 1.5 亿欧元的总转会费引进了三名新的进攻球员，其中西班牙世界杯决赛英雄费兰·托雷斯从巴塞罗那加盟，马格内斯·阿克利乌什从摩纳哥加盟，米卡·戈茨从阿贾克斯加盟。

“我对我们引进的三名前锋球员很满意。我们不应该进行比较。让我们拭目以待，但我对这个转会窗口的表现感到满意，”路易斯·恩里克说道。此前，巴黎圣日耳曼还将葡萄牙前锋贡萨洛·拉莫斯出售给了AC米兰，并将塞内加尔边锋易卜拉欣·姆巴耶出售给了阿斯顿维拉。

这位前巴塞罗那和西班牙国家队主教练坚称，他的新球员需要“时间来适应”，因为巴黎圣日耳曼在与摩纳哥的比赛前，在本赛季法甲联赛的前两场比赛中分别与雷恩和里尔战平。

他们此前曾击败阿斯顿维拉赢得欧洲超级杯，但在法国冠军杯中输给了朗斯。

巴黎圣日耳曼将于下周三在主场迎战斯洛万布拉迪斯拉发，开启他们冲击欧冠三连冠的征程。

“我们的目标很明确。我已经说过很多次了。我想赢得最重要的奖杯，而没有比欧冠联赛更重要的了。”这位即将开始执教第四个赛季的主教练补充道。——法新社

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