Barcelona seems to be about to sign what they see in their new long -term goalkeeper in Joan Garcia, after Espanyol's keeper gave the green light to a movement. The Blaugrana are planned to pay its release clause of € 25 million.
It seems that they have made a strong game for Garcia and have succeeded in rejecting him to transfer offers from the Premier League about the room of two weeks. Nevertheless, the costs of that charm offensive will be more than just the release clause and Garcia's contract, after he told the 24-year-old that he will arrive as number one in the club next season.
This clearly creates a conflict with club captain and previous first choice Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Last week, before Garcia had agreed, Ter Stegen said he would be in Barcelona, no matter what. The 33-year-old WA back in action for Germany after nine months away on Wednesday evening in their 2-1 loss to Portugal, so that a nice double save is drawn. Afterwards he repeated that he was not going anywhere.
“Nobody told me about this, and it is always difficult to respond to everything. I know I will stay in Barca next season,” he told ZDF, as quoted by MD. He was also pleased to be back with the German national team.
“It's fantastic to be here now. I see my teammates again, and it's a great feeling to finally be back with the team.”
Even if Ter Stegen has not yet been spoken, Barcelona is planning to hold conversations with him in the coming days. They will explain the situation to him, and the word is that they will not try to force the Shot stopper. However, it is clear that Barcelona hopes that if Ter Stegen sees that he will not be number one, he will look for other opportunities.