The surprise guest of the season on PSG’s side? Bradley Barcola was already considered a huge talent when he arrived from OL, without a doubt, and it is no coincidence that the Parisians dared to sign a check for 50 million euros for this youngster with a relatively blank CV last summer. His potential has never been in question, but what we can say is that we probably didn’t expect to see him have such an important role in his first season with the capital.
Indeed, in this second part of the season, he is now indisputable in the big matches in the eyes of Luis Enrique, forming a nice attacking trio with Ousmane Dembélé and Kylian Mbappé. Author of 4 goals and 7 assists in 31 Ligue 1 and Champions League matches, he notably started during the return against FC Barcelona, being at the origin of the expulsion of Ronald Araujo, then this duel against its training club.
Barcola enjoys
In an interview given to the official UEFA website this weekend, the little French prodigy spoke about this first season in Paris and his adaptation. “I think the environment is very good. Frankly, we have a lot of company here. Even in the locker room, things are going very well. The players are great with me. When you have the confidence of the players, even the coach, there is nothing better to integrate well. This is why everything is going well today. Basically, I’m not someone who talks a lot. I arrived really quietly. I told myself that if Paris recruited me, it’s because I’m worth something. I was going to play my game on the pitch and we were going to see what would happen. Frankly, like that, I was very well received”he explained.
Then, he spoke in depth about this relationship with Dembouz And KM7. “I think it happens naturally. Already, training with such great players, you can only progress. At least you can only progress. So, it happened naturally. Plus, they both really give a lot of advice. It was perfect. Ousmane, for example, is the one who tells me, “take the ball, go play one on one, don’t ask yourself any questions”. And the same, Kylian, he tells me the same thing. “Take your one on one. If you can shoot, shoot. If you can even put it on, put it on me. » Good advice, really a lot of good advice. We laugh a lot. They are bigger, but at the same time they are a little like us too. They are young at heart. We laugh a lot, things go well, we talk about anything and everything. It happens naturally”, Barcola said. With such a trio, PSG can see the big picture for the end of the season…
