PSG: Daniel Riolo castigates Bradley Barcola

What is happening to Bradley Barcola? Top scorer in Ligue 1 for several weeks, the Paris Saint-Germain winger has not been decisive since the beginning of November. What proves Daniel Riolo right? In any case, the editorialist of RMC – who has often been harsh with the former Lyonnais – criticized the excessive expectations weighing on the 22-year-old winger, wrongly perceived as the successor to Kylian Mbappé. According to him, his transfer for 50 million euros in the summer of 2023 has amplified the pressure around Barcola, who has yet to prove his true value in the Champions League. He also believes that Désiré Doué has greater intrinsic potential than the French international.

“ What annoys me is the exaggeration and the media narration with stories that we want to create like that of Barcola who should ultimately be the replacement for (Kylian) Mbappé. Since day one, I’ve been fighting against this. He arrived at PSG for a very significant price. 50 million euros? It’s huge for a player who had six months in Ligue 1. We immediately made him a great player because he arrived at PSG. It’s risky to be the subject of a big transfer and to only have six months of Ligue 1 under your belt before arriving at PSG. Because you know that you are going to change the media context and that people are going to pay attention. (…) I saw the exit of Luis Enrique and I saw the state of Barcola, I think he is not doing well. He is having a sort of aftershock, a digestion of all the expectation placed on him. He is realizing that, probably even at the club, people say that Désiré Doué is more talented than him. What I think. Intrinsically and therefore it will be complicated. I’ve been made out to be the super tough guy or this and that, I don’t think so. I always believe that those who are the hardest are those who give false compliments and turn on guys at an incredible rate. », declared Daniel Riolo this Tuesday evening.