Even if it is to wear the Barça shirt on July 1, the Barça pretends close and he thinks he has very late signing from Eric Garcia (9-1-2001) for the next month of January. The player, who has barely had 200 minutes in the Premier this season, is free to sign by any team, with a view to the 2021-22 season, from January 1. Yes, it does not end contract until June 30 next year and if he wants to have him as a reinforcement in the winter market, he should reach an agreement with Manchester City. But the main thing is secure your signing.
Ramon Planes, Barça technical secretary, and Òscar Grau, CEO of the club, hope that the president of the Management Committee, Carles Tusquets, give your approval to the signing of the central, absolute international already with the Selection. First, because there are precedents. The previous president of the manager, Ramon Adell, authorized signings such as those of Arda Turan and Aleix Vidal, which involved a disbursement of 60 million euros for the Barça club. In this case, we are talking about a player who would not suppose no disbursement, since contract ends. The technicians consider that Tusquets can give the pleasure to the signing, since, in addition to reach zero cost, He is a canterano and a future project that would complete the renewal of a staff that this summer has incorporated Trincao, Dest and Pedri, plus the uploads from the Araújo affiliate, Ansu or Riqui Puig himself, although this one with fewer minutes.
Would be the only signing what would the Barça. At least until January 24th. It will be then, with the new president already on board, when it is decided if more operations are activated that allow to reinforce the team. But these are different from Eric García's and would depend on sales or strategic decisions. Memphis Depay, for example, terminate contract. His case, however, It is different. He is not 20 years old like Eric García and his salary is significantly higher.
Eric Garcia it was already millimeters from being Barça player in autumn. Until the last moment of October 5, when the market ended, one of his agents, Iván de la Peña, was in the offices of the Ciutat Esportiva with Òscar Grau Y Josep Maria Bartomeu, with the dream that there was a deal with City. But neither club moved of their positions with the variables and, for a few two million in bonus According to some sources, the signing was not closed. Eric García, concentrating those days with the National Team in Las Rozas, tried to soften the City executives, but it was not possible. The Barça left frustrated of that October 5, but with the firm idea of resuming from that same day the negotiation to close it now in january. If Tusquets gives the green light, Eric can be Barça a month away.