Barcelona have began drawing up targets for the summer time switch window, and one place that may very well be addressed in goalkeeper. The expectation is that Inaki Pena will go away after being displaced by Wojciech Szczesny, who is simply contracted to the Catalans for the rest of the season.
Barcelona are eager to signal a long-term Marc-Andre Ter Stegen alternative, and one of many gamers that the membership’s sporting division have assessed in current months is Joan Garcia, who performs for native rivals Espanyol. The 23-year-old has been among the finest goalkeepers in La Liga this season, and due to this, a summer time departure appears more and more probably as suitors have grown.
Arsenal tried – and failed – to signal Garcia final summer time, however they’re anticipated to make their transfer once more earlier than the beginning of subsequent season. And in response to Cadena SER, it’s they which can be favourites to safe his companies.
Nonetheless, Barcelona’s curiosity in Garcia threatens Arsenal. The Catalans have spoken to Espanyol and the participant’s entourage in current weeks to grasp his present scenario is and the circumstances of his launch clause, which is reported to be within the area of €25-30m.
Goalkeeper isn’t a precedence place for Barcelona in the summertime switch window, however they’re ready to go to the market if a chance presents itself – and Garcia may very well be that.
Garcia is claimed to be eager to be a starter at his new membership within the occasion of him leaving Espanyol, and that is the place Arsenal may fall brief. If he had been to maneuver to North London, he would solely be substitute behind countryman David Raya, who has been among the finest goalkeepers within the Premier League over the past couple of seasons, so it could not be straightforward in any respect to displace him.