As things stand, Eric Garcia is the player likely to leave Barcelona this month, although his destination is yet to be decided. Girona, who had him on loan last season, and Como are the two clubs vying for the 24-year-old's signature, and it looks like one of them will be successful in the coming week.
Barcelona must arrange one first-team departure if they want to sign Marcus Rashford, and Eric's departure is currently expected to happen despite the club preferring to move on from Ansu Fati (but he doesn't have enough interest from other sides ).
Eric, who played a decisive role in Barcelona's 5-4 comeback win over Benfica on Tuesday night, is on offer from Como and Serie A are pushing hard to land him before the end of the winter transfer window. According to Relevo, there have even been talks between Eric and Sergi Roberto, who left the Catalans last summer to join Cesc Fabregas.
Como's offer would cost €7 million, which is lower than Barcelona's valuation for the defender. Another report from Relevo has confirmed that the Blaugrana want to receive at least €10 million from a sale.
Moreover, Eric would also rather return to Girona than move to Como. He has very fond memories of his time at Montilivi last season, and the Catalan club are also keen to bring him back, although they have not yet made a definitive move to do so, despite talks between clubs in recent weeks.
It remains to be seen how Eric's situation will develop, but it seems inevitable that he will leave Barcelona before the end of the transfer window, which ends on February 3. His days in Montilivi appear to be numbered, despite that telling contribution in Lisbon earlier this week.
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