Arsenal wants to sign a new keeper when the summer transfer window is opened, but their top goal, Joan Garcia, is watched by the former club of Mikel Arteta, Barcelona
Barcelona is ready to make their move for Arsenal Transfer -target Joan Garcia. The Gunners were placed on a red alert after it turned out that Barca is planning to activate the release clause of € 25 million (£ 21 million) of the Espanyol goalkeeper in the coming days.
Garcia, 24, enjoyed a sensational 12 months and won the gold medal with Spain at the Olympic Games in Paris before he played in the lead for Espanyol. The heroic deeds of the Spaniard helped the Catalan side of the money to prevent relegation by La Liga, but their rivals have come from the city.
Mundo Deportivo reports that Barcelona will try to sign Garca next week because they offer to resolve their uncertain goalkeeper situation. Club captain Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has just returned after eight months with a knee injury and his replacement, Wojciech Szczesny, sees his contract expired on 30 June.
Barca has offered Szczesny a new one -year -old deal, but the pole still has to respond, approaching about the return to retirement. In the meantime, the third-choice goalkeeper Inaki Pena is not in the plans of manager Hansi Flick.
This is encouraged to agree to Flick and Sporting Director Deco to pursue the highly appreciated Garcia. But Arsenal could disrupt their move, with Mikel Arteta and Co. Also aimed at a keeper.
The Gunners signed Brazilian Shot-Stopper Neto on loan from Bournemouth after the sale of Aaron Ramsdale to Southampton last August. Neto, who could not play in the Carabao Cup, only appeared one performance and will return to the south coast after their season on Sunday.
Garcia, who is under contract in Espanyol until 2028, has also been associated with Aston Villa, who are planning to sign two keepers this summer. The 24-year-old spoke earlier this week about his future and told Relo: “Everyone knows a bit about the situation in which I find myself and the situation in which the club is located.
Does Arsenal have to hijack the move of Barcelona for Joan Garcia? Say in the commentary part.
“Whatever happens, if I leave, I will be proud to still leave the team in La Liga. I hope that my family with a team can continue to come to the top of the stadium and I hope that has been going on for many years.”
Espanyol -Baas Manolo Gonzalez even believes that Garcia is comparable to Lionel Messi. “Joan Garcia will undoubtedly be a world reference,” Gonzalez greeted. “Hopefully, because he deserves it, at level and person. This is the same as when Barcelona had Messi. There was a regular game and he solved it.”