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It’s not daily that Barcelona discover themselves linked to an Espanyol participant over a possible switch.
As native rivals, the Catalan duo have typically refused to supply one another any favours and the warmth is obvious each time they take to the sector.
For an Espanyol participant to be linked to Barcelona, thus, speaks volumes of the standard he possesses and Joan Garcia is the younger identify who has managed to make the unthinkable doable.
Barcelona’s long-term guess
Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s harm earlier this season left the workforce searching for a brand new goalkeeper to fill within the German’s sneakers.
Whereas Inaki Pena initially did nicely to remain in Hansi Flick’s plans, Wojciech Szczesny ultimately overtook him and is now the primary alternative.
Heading into subsequent season, it seems each Ter Stegen and Szczesny will keep whereas Pena’s future is cloudy given the betrayal he feels for being dropped.
Joan Garcia is needed by Barcelona. (Picture by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
As relayed by Ryan Taylor within the Mirror, nonetheless, Barcelona are alert to the marketplace for a brand new younger goalkeeping prospect as Espanyol’s Joan Garcia tops the listing.
The 23-year-old, in any case, has been stellar for the Catalan facet this season and has attracted curiosity from far and vast.
The report elaborates that Joan Laporta and Co. have already made contact with Garcia’s camp and have knowledgeable his brokers of their curiosity in a possible switch.
Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen are additionally and can provide sturdy competitors. In truth, final summer time, Arsenal made two gives to signal the participant however had each rejected as they had been beneath his launch clause of €30 million.
This June, nonetheless, he’s anticipated to be obtainable for a similar price or presumably even a decrease quantity.
Garcia has began all 25 of Espanyol’s La Liga video games to date this season and averages 3.7 saves per recreation with near 75% save proportion. The truth that he has seen solely 4 clear sheets displays extra on the defence supporting him than his high quality.
