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Joan Garcia will decide his future this week: Barça, Premier and Serie A in the bidding
Published New:27/05/2025 - 10:10h
Updated New:27/05/2025 - 10:10h
Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia will decide his future this week. FC Barcelona, Arsenal, Napoli and other big clubs are competing to sign the young Catalan goalkeeper.
This week, the young Catalan goalkeeper Joan Garcia, one of the revelations of LaLiga, will name his next football challenge. At only 24 years old and with a clause of 25 million euros, he has become a market jewel that awakens the appetite of half of Europe. And although it seemed unlikely, FC Barcelona has not yet been ruled out.
Joan Garcia will choose his destination this week: Barça, still in the race
After five seasons in Espanyol's first team, Joan Garcia has not only consolidated his level, but has exceeded all expectations. Arsenal, Newcastle and Aston Villa in England; Bayer Leverkusen in Germany; Napoli and Inter in Italy... Everyone wants him.
But FC Barcelona, although they have moved a little later, considers him a "market opportunity". From the culé club, both Hansi Flick and Deco believe that Joan fits perfectly into the desired profile: young, with projection and with a personality that does not shrink in the face of the spotlight.
Barça vs. Premier League: a decision between style and showcase
In sporting terms, the Premier League offers spectacle, physique and generous salaries. But the proposal of Barça seduces in other ways: competing alongside Ter Stegen, experiencing the reconstruction project and, above all, the possibility of becoming the heir to the blaugrana goal.
It is no coincidence that the goalkeeper's entourage, headed by the agent Juanma López —also Dani Olmo's representative—, keeps the channel open with the Catalan club. Joan has not closed the door to Barça, although from the beginning he looked favorably on competing in the English league.
No to loans: Joan wants to compete from the first minute
If there is one thing that Joan Garcia is clear about, it is that he will not leave a club where he is a starter to become a rotation piece or a loan currency. If he signs for a big club, it will be to compete.
Aware that he has not yet made his debut in Europe, the Sallent native is fully confident in his ability to take on the challenge and fight for a starting place. That is why he has ruled out intermediate formulas. No loans, no vague promises. Only concrete projects with real minutes.
Espanyol, in tension; Barça, conditioned by its economy
Espanyol, who needs to collect the 25 million of the clause before closing the financial year, observes with growing discomfort the azulgrana interest. For sentimental and financial reasons, they would prefer to avoid seeing their goalkeeper in the shirt of their eternal rival.
In parallel, Barça is still waiting for financial fair play, waiting to know if it will be able to apply the 1:1 rule. This conditions the calendar of the operation, as the club prefers to execute any signing in the new fiscal year.
Joan Garcia will not only choose a club this week; he will choose a narrative. Being a substitute for the present or a protagonist of the future. Staying in comfort or jumping into the fire. And while England offers him muscle, money and a showcase, Barça offers him something else: legacy.
As in any good goalkeeper story, the drama is served. All that remains is for Joan to decide in which goal he wants to write his legend.
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