Espanyol -goalkeeper Joan Garcia will have his choice of top clubs this summer, after an excellent season in Cornella with Los Pericos, which proves the difference between relegation and survival. Wherever he goes, stays in the air.
This weekend it was confirmed that Barcelona's interest in Garcia has been included in a notch, and they will indeed make an attempt to sign it. The Blaugrana have come to the conclusion that they cannot slide a chance like Garcia without trying, but are confronted with competition from Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle United, while Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid also keep an eye on his movements.
The survival of Espanyol means that his release clause will not fall to € 15 million, and this could rise this week. The 24-year-old currently costs € 25 million, but if Luis de la Fuente calls him in the Spain team on Monday, it will increase to € 30 million. Espanyol expects to close a deal quickly, and that it entails the full payment of the clause – they want to close a deal before the end of June to balance their bills.
According to Cadena Ser, Barcelona, ​​as supported by Diario, has in principle reached an agreement with Garcia on conditions. That said, he will still have to call if he wants to go to Espanyol's Crosstown rivals. The arrival of Garcia would be somewhat difficult to manage, since Marc-Andre ter Stegen will return as number one next season, and they must also compete with possible struggles to register Garcia, with uncertainty about their salary limit.
Relo explains that Valencia was called Barcelona last month and offered him to loan him next season if they needed a house for Garcia to play first team football next season. Los Che will lose Giorgi Mhaldashvili this summer while he completes his move to Liverpool. They also showed an interest in loan Barcelona Pau Victor.
Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Barcelona is planning to lend Garcia, but note that he has not made a call about his future. It would be obvious for the agents of Garcia to talk to interested parties and even negotiate conditions in order to present their client all options.