Fans of Barcelona were certainly enthusiastic on Sunday when it was reported that Espanyol -goalkeeper Joan Garcia had given the green light to a movement over the Catalan capital. However, that idea is contradicted.
Shortly after the news was broken, Garcia himself placed an image of herself that kissed the Espanyol -Badge, while manager Manolo Gonzalez and sports director Fran Garagarza speculation of a movement moisture. Many took this as a statement of loyalty to Espanyol, who are bitter rivals with Barcelona.
Moreover, Matteo Moretto stated that Garcia is not convinced by a move to Barcelona and told Espanyol so much on Monday. His preference would be to go to a Premier League club, with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle United all interested in activating his release clause of € 25 million.
This corresponds to a report from Relo, which explains that many people in the neighborhood of Garcia have crossed the gap 'impossible'. They add Manchester City and Bournemouth to his list of Vrersers. However, it is noted that there is still a voice in his head that suggests that Barcelona might be the best option. They also have a smooth relationship with his agents, who also have Dani Olmo and Mikayil Faye in their books.
Garcia's priority will be to play, and there was a suggestion that he could be borrowed from Valencia next season if he signed for Barcelona. Ramon Salmurri from Catalunya Radio says that the Blaugrana is willing to make him number one, and there are reasons why a movement can make sense to him.
He would be able to stay in the same city, to get to a team in the elevator and where he would be in pole position to fight for the number one place in the Spain side – Garcia was omitted from Luis de la Fuente's team on Monday. With Marc-Andre ter Stegen now 33, and Wojciech Szczesny a stop-gap, the path is clear to Garcia to also become number one in the long term.