Eric Garcia to Barcelona

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From what I've read, they would rather not pay over the odds for him now but wait until his contract expires. If they do have to pay for him, however, then they want to use players in any deal rather than money, which is understandable given their much-publicized financial difficulties. Not convinced we'd be interested in such an arrangement, so if he's unwilling to commit with us, I can foresee us selling him.
 
Gabriel said:
From what I've read, they would rather not pay over the odds for him now but wait until his contract expires. If they do have to pay for him, however, then they want to use players in any deal rather than money, which is understandable given their much-publicized financial difficulties. Not convinced we'd be interested in such an arrangement, so if he's unwilling to commit with us, I can foresee us selling him.
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Would we not accept a Umtiti (if we can make him have his surgery) or Todibo in exchange for Garcia?
 
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TheFatAndUglyPhilFoden said:
Would we not accept a Umtiti (if we can make him have his surgery) or Todibo in exchange for Garcia?
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In such instances, I always ask one question: would we be interested in signing that player anyway? In the cited examples, I’m not sure we would. Umtiti has had 5 absences for knee injuries in recent years, amongst others, and I believe Everton are showing an interest in Todibo, which suggests he may be at that level. One of the reasons Barcelona want Garcia is that their current centre halves are patently unreliable, so I’d be disinclined to help them in that regard.
 
Given Barca’s much discussed financial problems it would be a horrendous business decision for them to buy Garcia at this moment in time. He’s not ready yet, he’s getting game time here because of our issues in that position.

If Barca bring him back they’ll expect him to be ready made but he’d need a few years to develop into the player they want him to be so it’s better for them to just woo him and encourage him to leave on a free once his contracts up.

Even the usual benefit of bringing a kid in early to give them time to acclimatise isn’t necessary seeing as he’s come through their academy and right now being at City with Pep is a better place to teach him “the Barca way” than Barca itself.
 
He won't get anywhere near as much playing time next season as he did this season I fear if we sign another CB, so the chances of him signing a new contract are low during next season.
If he doesn't sign a new contract this summer then just sell him, we can get OK money like we did for Brahim Diaz.
 
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He has, but we are on the verge of signing 2 new CB, so puts it all into perspective.
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Isn’t that because we want to get rid of Otamendi, and Stones ?
And not because we feel Garcia’s not ready.

There is no way Pep would have used/trusted him with games,
unless he thought 100% he’s ready.

Garcia trains/plays every day with or and against players, other teams could only dream of having one of them in their squad, never mind a whole team of “TOP PLAYERS”.

Now think about it for a bit longer, then ask yourself why is Pep so desperate to keep him,
and why are Barcelona so desperate to buy him back, it definitely won’t be to sit on benches!

Say Garcia signs a contract with us, he then instantly becomes a €70mill defender, not that City would sell.

maybe if we had bought him this year off of Barcelona, and paid £40-£50 million everyone would be bigging him up.
 
Mid Wales blue said:
Isn’t that because we want to get rid of Otamendi, and Stones ?
And not because we feel Garcia’s not ready.

There is no way Pep would have used/trusted him with games,
unless he thought 100% he’s ready.

Garcia trains/plays every day with or and against players, other teams could only dream of having one of them in their squad, never mind a whole team of “TOP PLAYERS”.

Now think about it for a bit longer, then ask yourself why is Pep so desperate to keep him,
and why are Barcelona so desperate to buy him back, it definitely won’t be to sit on benches!

Say Garcia signs a contract with us, he then instantly becomes a €70mill defender, not that City would sell.

maybe if we had bought him this year off of Barcelona, and paid £40-£50 million everyone would be bigging him up.
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"he signs a contract and becomes a 70m player" really?

Take the blue tinted glasses off.

Garcia looks like a very high quality young player, but he has a long way to go, his lack of pace is a serious worry to me. As 4th choice is is ok but not going to be a regular starter next season.

Stones and Otto have clearly lost the trust of Pep, Laporte has missed much of the season yet these two have hardly played. Shows what Pep thinks of them.
 
Mid Wales blue said:
Isn’t that because we want to get rid of Otamendi, and Stones ?
And not because we feel Garcia’s not ready.
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That was what I was presuming, too. Especially when you see the little game time that those two have been given since the restart. We know that Ota's on his way out, and my impression is that Pep's pretty much given up on Stones. I'm sorry about it, because I thought John Stones looked absolutely class when he first came, and he was great during the Centurions season (Otamendi was perfectly acceptable, too). He is still a good distributor of the ball. It's his positioning, and his ability to get back, that leaves a lot to be desired. Garcia is small, but he seems to read the ball so much more quickly, and that compensates considerably for his lack of height.
 
Keeper! said:
"he signs a contract and becomes a 70m player" really?

Take the blue tinted glasses off.

Garcia looks like a very high quality young player, but he has a long way to go, his lack of pace is a serious worry to me. As 4th choice is is ok but not going to be a regular starter next season.

Stones and Otto have clearly lost the trust of Pep, Laporte has missed much of the season yet these two have hardly played. Shows what Pep thinks of them.
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No blue tint on my glasses, what I mean by €70mil (maybe over exaggerated a tiny bit) is he becomes out of reach for any other club, once he signed a contract, due to what price City would expect to let him go for.
If he is seen as fourth choice by the club, then he won’t be signing any contract here!
 
Signs a three / five year deal and stagnates without the chance of a move this big. Without guaranteed football either.
 
I hope he stays but let's remember a desire to return home is also strong. Barca are supposedly going to have a huge rebuilding process starting.

his form since starting since project restart he has looked very capable. I hope he stays but he will be taking a huge risk as well if he chooses to return to Barcelona, he will be unsure who they are targetting and will sign.

He could choose to move now and then by the end of the summer be down the pecking order fast - yes that could happen here , but the difference is he has now got game time under his belt and proved to Pep he can play.

Barca are in a mess, especially off the pitch

Garcia may be wanting Pep to commit so he knows where he stands, which is fair really.
 
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