Barcelona have been dealt a major blow of their switch pursuit of Girona midfielder Aleix Garcia, with Premier League and Bundesliga sides set to rival the cash-strapped Catalans.
Signed by Manchester Metropolis aged 18 nearly a decade in the past, Garcia has been constructing his status with Girona since becoming a member of the membership in Spain’s second tier in 2021.
This has been a watershed season for the midfielder as a part of an surprising La Liga title problem, which is just simply beginning to falter, bringing him to the eye of quite a few suitors.
Barcelona are concentrating on midfielders in the summertime and Catalan-born Garcia seems on a shortlist of choices alongside Joshua Kimmich, Amadou Onana and Mats Wieffer. SPORT has reported that Barca, having failed in an try for Garcia in January over monetary constraints that may have prevented the participant from being registered, will attempt once more come June. Nonetheless, there isn’t a concrete proposal at the moment and there can’t be till it’s clear whether or not the funds will permit it.
It’s stated that the preliminary contact made has been “frozen for weeks”, which isn’t good for Barca when there are un-named sides in each England and Germany who pose a risk to their plans. The participant himself is claimed to pay attention to the extra curiosity, though his choice stays Barca.
Garcia is underneath contract with Girona till 2026, along with his launch clause reported to be €20m (£17m). SPORT notes that Barca might supply gamers in change so as to decrease their potential money outlay.
Garcia, now 26, may be thought-about an improve on 32-year-old Oriol Romeu, signed from Girona as a stop-gap to supply low-cost midfield depth for lower than €4m final summer time.
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