Barcelona defender Eric Garcia could be set for a leading role in the semi-final second stage of the Champions League, as the player in pole position to replace Jules Kounde against Inter. However, his future also seems to be resolved for the following season.
Garcia is no longer a contract in the summer of 2026 and with director of Football Deco wants to enter the next season without players in the last year of their deals, he remains an item on the agenda to be solved. The Blaugrana would cash in Garcia or offer a contract extension.
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It seems that they are filled for the latter, according to the sport. They say that Deco and Barcelona have decided to offer him a new deal. Despite interest from elsewhere, Garcia has so far given Barcelona priority to other options, and it is predicted that he will do this again, nowadays regularly as a team option.
After a successful season on loan in Girona last season, Michel Sanchez made another play for him, while Real Sociedad was credited with interest in the 24-year-old. Only Hansi Flick who persuaded him to stay in the club reportedly changed thoughts, and that was again the case in January. Como made an offer for him, which it was believed to be around € 8 million, and Garcia would join Cesc Fabregas in the Serie A. Yet Flick managed to keep him again in the club.
Garcia is now confronted with a difficult call. His role at Barcelona has grown in most games in most games and he receives playing time. That was partly dependent on injuries to Marc Bernal and Marc Casado, and it is unlikely that he will be a permanent starter this season or the next with everyone fit. Elsewhere, Garcia would probably get the chance to play from the start week in week out.