Eric García wants to guarantee his continuity and is very close to finalizing his renewal with FC Barcelona. According to ‘SPORT’, the '24' will soon sign until 2030, when he turns 29, with the endorsement of Hansi Flick.
It should be noted that the player born in Martorell played 45 matches (2,104 minutes), scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists in the 2024/25 season, being the one with the most participation in his career. These records are clearly an incentive to continue at the club he loves.
Eric García not only played as a central defender last season, but also as a defensive midfielder (pivot) and right back, depending on what the German coach required. Although he is not an undisputed starter, he has been regular and therefore Flick has full confidence in him.
Eric García will seek to earn a starting position with Barça in 25/26
The defender arrived at Barça once his contract with Manchester City ended at 'zero cost' in the summer of 2021. In the 'citizens' he played 36 matches in three seasons with Pep Guardiola.
He was loaned to Girona in 23/24, where he helped the Montilivi team to obtain a place to play in the Champions League for the first time, playing in 31 matches and scoring five goals. His good performance with the 'albirrojos' meant that he was considered again on his return to Barça last summer.
In that sense, Eric García hopes to continue with his good performances to be considered again in the Spanish National Team, which he represented in the 2020 European Championship and received his call-up to the 2022 Qatar World Cup; in addition to obtaining the silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
When will Eric García renew with Barça?
At the moment, the '24' has a contract with FC Barcelona for one more year, until June 2026. The club's idea is to prevent all its players from starting the next season in that condition (their last year of contract), so their renewal should not be delayed too much.
However, there is not too much rush either, since the player from Martorell is fully convinced of staying and focused on the preseason with the club. Eric scored the first azulgrana goal on the Asian tour (against Vissel Kobe) and rested, as a precaution, against FC Seoul.
The competition in defense is good, since Barça has high-level central defenders such as Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Íñigo Martínez and Pau Cubarsí. In principle, the Danish player is marked to leave, although for now there is nothing confirmed.
García's renewal will be addressed after Frenkie de Jong's, who after the match against FC Seoul confirmed that he will extend his link with the azulgrana club. In addition to Jules Koundé, who has already agreed with the board to extend his link with the club until 2030.
The registrations of Joan García, Marcus Rashford, Roony Bardghji and Wojciech Szczesny, as well as Gerard Martín, are also pending resolution. Barça is clear about the order of priority of its folders and everything is progressing according to plan.