{"id":22157,"date":"2025-11-12T00:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T23:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/joan-garcia-dreams-of-playing-alongside-leo-messi-hopefully-hell-return_315250_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:24:22","slug":"joan-garcia-dreams-of-playing-alongside-leo-messi-hopefully-hell-return_315250_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/joan-garcia-dreams-of-playing-alongside-leo-messi-hopefully-hell-return_315250_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Joan Garc\u00eda &#8216;opens up&#8217; about Leo Messi&#8217;s future: &#8220;hopefully he can return to Bar\u00e7a&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joan Garc\u00eda spoke about his return to Bar\u00e7a and Leo Messi&#8217;s surprise visit to the Spotify Camp Nou. In an interview for &#8216;RAC1&#8217;, the Catalan goalkeeper expressed his excitement at seeing &#8216;La Pulga&#8217; in the Bar\u00e7a shirt again<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>The international break allows <strong>Joan Garc\u00eda<\/strong> to face the final stretch of his recovery with <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>. In an interview for the program &#8216;Tu dir\u00e0s&#8217; on &#8216;RAC1&#8217;, the Bar\u00e7a goalkeeper, out since last September 25, opened up about his return to action, but also about the topic of the moment at Can Bar\u00e7a: <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/lionel-messi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/players\/lionel-messi.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Lionel Messi\">Leo Messi<\/a>.<\/p>  <p>The goalkeeper opened up about his opinion on what happened in the last few hours with the Argentine &#8216;crack&#8217; and <strong>his surprising visit to Catalonia<\/strong>, prior to joining his national team&#8217;s training camp in Alicante.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>Nobody expected Messi&#8217;s visit, what he did is fine. We discussed it in the locker room, but we didn&#8217;t give it much importance either<\/strong>,&#8221; the Sallent native began, referring to the stir caused by &#8216;La Pulga&#8217;s&#8217; visit to the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-returned-to-spotify-camp-nou-on-sunday-night_315236_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-sorprendio-barca-con-visita-relampago-spotify-camp-nou_315236_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-returned-to-spotify-camp-nou-on-sunday-night_315236_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Leo Messi sorprendi\u00f3 al Bar\u00e7a con una visita 'rel\u00e1mpago' al Spotify Camp Nou\">Spotify Camp Nou<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>  <h2>Joan Garc\u00eda dreams of playing alongside Leo Messi<\/h2>  <p>In this regard, the Bar\u00e7a goalkeeper did not hesitate to &#8216;get involved&#8217; regarding the Rosario native&#8217;s future: &#8220;<strong>I hope he can come and play with him, but I don&#8217;t know to what extent it is possible and realistic<\/strong>,&#8221; argued Joan Garc\u00eda. Beyond admitting his desire to <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-his-future-plans-and-dream-in-barcelona_315244_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-desvela-deseo-regresar-barcelona-planes-futuro_315244_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/lionel-messi\/leo-messi-his-future-plans-and-dream-in-barcelona_315244_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Leo Messi confirms his desire to return to Barcelona and his future plans\">return to the Catalan capital<\/a>, Leo and Bar\u00e7a, for now, are not keeping the possibility of a return to the team open.<\/p>  <p>The door is indeed open for <strong>a tribute at Spotify Camp Nou<\/strong>, which was postponed upon his departure from the club in 2021 due to pandemic health restrictions. In any case, there will be time for both parties to improve a relationship that has soured in recent years.<\/p>  <h2>Ownership is not a concern for Joan Garc\u00eda<\/h2>  <p>On the other hand, Joan Garc\u00eda expressed his excitement about returning with Bar\u00e7a, **after almost two months out due to a left knee injury** that forced him to undergo surgery. The &#8217;13&#8217; could return to goal against <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-athletic-schedule-and-tv-laliga-2025-26-md13_315077_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/horario-tv-barcelona-athletic-laliga-2025-26-j13_315077_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-athletic-schedule-and-tv-laliga-2025-26-md13_315077_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Horario y TV del Barcelona - Athletic: LaLiga 2025\/26 J13\">Athletic<\/a>, but he was clear in stating that he does not fear fighting for his place game by game.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>I am working to be the starting goalkeeper. If I get the chance to start, I will try to take advantage of it to stay in goal<\/strong>,&#8221; explained the player from Sallent. Likewise, he reiterated his respect for Ter Stegen, who must also return in December after a long period of rest.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>My relationship with <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/ter-stegen-imminent-return-and-uncertain-future-in-barcelona_315034_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ter-stegen-confia-recibir-alta-medica-este-ano-no-piensa-dejar-barcelona_315034_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/ter-stegen-imminent-return-and-uncertain-future-in-barcelona_315034_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ter Stegen conf\u00eda en recibir el alta m\u00e9dica este a\u00f1o y no piensa dejar Barcelona\">Ter Stegen<\/a> is good, like with any other teammate<\/strong>. He&#8217;s in the final phase of recovery now, so he&#8217;s been a bit closer, and the relationship with him is normal.&#8221; Regarding Szczesny, he joked about the Pole&#8217;s personality.&#8221;<strong>He&#8217;s a star. He&#8217;s very funny, we laugh a lot with him<\/strong>. Those of us who speak Catalan are teaching him words.&#8221; He also absolved &#8216;Tek&#8217; of responsibility for Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s defensive slump in recent weeks.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;<strong>Flick asks us goalkeepers to be alert, because we play with a very high defensive line<\/strong>. So I have to be attentive to the balls that might go behind the defenders,&#8221; explained the 25-year-old goalkeeper, who is also eagerly awaiting his first match against Espanyol at Cornell\u00e0. &#8220;I&#8217;m eager to return, try to play the best game, and win.&#8221;<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joan Garc\u00eda spoke about his return to Bar\u00e7a and Leo Messi&#8217;s surprise visit to the Spotify Camp Nou. In an interview for &#8216;RAC1&#8217;, the Catalan goalkeeper expressed his excitement at seeing &#8216;La Pulga&#8217; in the Bar\u00e7a shirt again The international break allows Joan Garc\u00eda to face the final stretch of his recovery with FC Barcelona. 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