‘The ideal teammate’: why Bradley Barcola could be just what Liverpool need

The France forward took his time to develop but his attacking verve and ability to exploit spaces can endear him to Liverpool fans “As a kid, he always spoke to me about Liverpool,” says one of Bradley Barcola’s youth coaches, Amaury Barlet. No wonder that when the Merseyside club came knocking, the forward “didn’t ask any questions”, as he said in his first interview after a £123m move to Anfield. Barcola joined after three seasons with Paris Saint-Germain but came through the ranks at Lyon,…