FC St. Gallen was close to signing Bradley Barcola in early 2023, but the Frenchman ultimately ended up at Paris Saint-Germain. Peter Zeidler, the former coach of FC St. Gallen, reveals that Barcola almost landed in St. Gallen. The Frenchman scored as a substitute in France's World Cup opener against Senegal, making it 2-0 at the time. Barcola was then a young player without playing experience at Olympique Lyon. FC St. Gallen wanted to loan him, but other injuries at Lyon led to Barcola scoring goals immediately. His market value was 2 million euros before his performance explosion, but after his strong performance at the World Cup and his transfer to Paris Saint-Germain, his market value has risen to 80 million euros. Zeidler regrets the missed transfer and says that Barcola would probably have scored goals in St. Gallen as well. FC St. Gallen now has to come to terms with the fact that Barcola is not playing in their ranks. The transfer of Barcola to Paris Saint-Germain was an important step in his career, but FC St. Gallen would have liked to have him in their ranks. The question remains how Barcola's career would have turned out if he had actually switched to FC St. Gallen. FC St. Gallen must now focus on the future and hope that they will soon have a player like Barcola in their ranks again. Peter Zeidler is now under contract with GC and can only speculate about what it would have been like if Barcola had played in St. Gallen. FC St. Gallen remains an important part of the Swiss football scene and will continue to look for talents like Barcola.