Recruited by Paris Saint-Germain on the last day of the summer transfer window, Bradley Barcola played his first match with the Parisians on Sunday, against Olympique Lyonnais.
Just two days after the formalization of his recruitment for 45 million euros, excluding bonuses, Bradley Barcola signed his first steps with Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. Retained by Luis Enrique for the closing match of the 4th day of Ligue 1 against Olympique Lyonnais (4-1), at Groupama Stadium, the young French striker replaced Ousmane Dembélé in the 75th minute of play, and this then that Kylian Mbappé’s partners had already extinguished all suspense in this one-sided meeting.
Bradley Barcola entered the great history of the @PSG_inside by becoming the 500th player to wear the jersey of the first team of the capital club since 1970. He succeeds a legend of world football, a certain David Beckham, who was the 400th.#OLPSG
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) September 3, 2023
“His transfer brings in a lot of money”
Facing the media after the match, Luis Enrique returned to the whistles suffered by his new recruit. Before kick-off, Lyon supporters held up a banner hostile to the native of the city of Gauls, the latter not forgiving him his departure to Paris Saint-Germain in the midst of the crisis. “Leaving your training club during the storm… You are shits!” The Spanish technician was satisfied with his first minutes.
“It was one of our objectives since the start of the transfer window. He showed a strong personality from the moment he entered. We would have preferred that he had another reception. But it’s a positive experience for him. Remember that his transfer brings a lot of money to his club and that he values a renowned training center. He made a great entry, very active, with a lot of personality. I wish him the best”details the successor of Christophe Galtier in remarks relayed by The Parisian.
Mbappé’s support for Barcola! #PSG #family ???????? pic.twitter.com/gSb1NZ2ppb
— ParisTeam (@Paristeamfr) September 3, 2023
The great French hope, still looking for a first goal and an assist this season, also received support from Kylian Mbappé. Double scorer against the partners of Anthony Lopes, the 2018 world champion welcomed the presence of Bradley Barcola by his side, on Instagram. “One of ours…” Enough to give a smile to the main interested party, probably not insensitive to the icy reception of his former audience.
2023-09-04 07:24:55
#Enrique #judges #whistles #Barcola
