FC Barcelona is very close to closing its first signing for the 2025-26 season: goalkeeper Joan García (24 years old), current goalkeeper of RCD Espanyol. According to sources close to the club and coinciding reports from journalists such as Fabrizio Romano, Matteo Moretto and Santi Aouna, the operation could be closed shortly.
According to the latest information, the club is very optimistic and fully confident that the player from Sallent will opt for the Barça project, thus prevailing over other suitors, including Manchester City.
Barça, in the final stretch for Joan García
For weeks, the sports management led by Deco has been working discreetly on the incorporation of the Catalan goalkeeper, considered a market opportunity due to his youth, projection and affordable clause.
The cost of the signing would be around 25 million euros, an affordable figure for a club that, despite economic restrictions, has managed to close strategic operations without compromising its current sustainability model.
The player's environment, represented by the agency Niágara Sports —with Juanma López as the main interlocutor—, has evaluated several proposals, but Barça's stands out not only economically, but especially for its sports project.
Joan García would be seduced by the possibility of being part of a dressing room led by young talents such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Dani Olmo, under the orders of the German coach Hansi Flick, who has had a successful debut with a national treble and semi-finals in the Champions League.
A strategic signing with international projection
For Joan García, the leap to Barça could mean more than a change of club: it could be the definitive door to the national team, an objective that he is still resisting. The Barça project not only offers him minutes in the elite, but also constant visibility in international scenarios, something that his current club, Espanyol, can hardly offer in the short term.
Barça is confident that the goalkeeper will communicate his final decision during the weekend, with an official announcement scheduled for next week. Although internal sources have not yet officially confirmed the agreement, others linked to the process assure that in the Camp Nou offices, the player's “yes” is already taken for granted.
With this movement, FC Barcelona seeks not only to reinforce its goal, but also to send a clear message: the club remains an attractive destination for emerging talents, even in the midst of economic restructuring.
Joan García is thus emerging as the first piece of the new culé project, with the aim of consolidating a young, competitive team prepared to return to the top of Europe.
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