Eric Garcia to Barcelona

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abu13 said:
I suspect the gametime he saw in the second half of the season will make this a tough decision, if its about money he will be off.
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I am not sure if I was him I would be thinking
I have only played because the majority of the games have been pointless and they want me to sigh
Oh and if I’m that valuable why are you chasing 2 starting CH
I guess depends what Barca promise him
 
Think to connect it to Guardiola's staying is hogwash. By that same token, his agent would be concerned about returning to Barcelona for fear of the long-term prospects of Setién.

Out of interest, Garcia never even made the squad for the away leg in Madrid, so does he start on Friday?
 
Both Garcia and Foden were essentially bench warmers until after the CV-19 break, when the league was long since lost. Phil seized the opportunity and must surely be firmly in Pep’s sights from this point on. The genie is out of the bottle! Eric Garcia benefited from Stones and Ota being out of favour but - depending on signings - will probably return to his old place in the pecking order next season.
 
Gabriel said:
Think to connect it to Guardiola's staying is hogwash. By that same token, his agent would be concerned about returning to Barcelona for fear of the long-term prospects of Setién.

Out of interest, Garcia never even made the squad for the away leg in Madrid, so does he start on Friday?
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Yes. Seeing how he was always paired with Laporte. Even if the league was gone Pep still wanted to win the FA cup and wants the pairing to have continuity. Madrid will press high like Liverpool and there are concerns defensively, but he gives us the best chance of moving the ball around the press to attack.
 
abu13 said:
I suspect the gametime he saw in the second half of the season will make this a tough decision, if its about money he will be off.
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Barca have no money this summer. We're almost certainly offering a higher wage.
 
If Pep starts him on Friday and then he leaves then fuck him.

But the price quoted so far is 10m euros + addons, so upfront like 8-9m pounds.

Fucking hell we cannot go and get a noname 16/17 year old Brazilian from Brazil second league for that amount.

Couto guy and Diego Rosa might be talented youngsters, but they cost us more than 10m euros each and they might never ever played a serious game with stake...

Barca is taking the piss with the pricing here, lets make an offer for Frenkie De Jong for 25m euros just to see how they like it.
 
sir baconface said:
Both Garcia and Foden were essentially bench warmers until after the CV-19 break, when the league was long since lost. Phil seized the opportunity and must surely be firmly in Pep’s sights from this point on. The genie is out of the bottle! Eric Garcia benefited from Stones and Ota being out of favour but - depending on signings - will probably return to his old place in the pecking order next season.
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With the fixture congestion there are going to be a lot of midweek matches and a lot more swapping out even the players who normally start every game - Walker, Laporte, Sterling etc.

I would not be surprised at all if there was something like a 65-35 split between Laporte/Ake and Koulibaly/Garcia.

It really boils down to one simple thing IMO - are Barcelona offering him a starting spot. If they are, he'd be stupid to turn it down really. I don't think they are though. It's more like a "Pique's only got a couple of seasons left" role.
 
Damanino said:
If Pep starts him on Friday and then he leaves then fuck him.

But the price quoted so far is 10m euros + addons, so upfront like 8-9m pounds.

Fucking hell we cannot go and get a noname 16/17 year old Brazilian from Brazil second league for that amount.

Couto guy and Diego Rosa might be talented youngsters, but they cost us more than 10m euros each and they might never ever played a serious game with stake...

Barca is taking the piss with the pricing here, lets make an offer for Frenkie De Jong for 25m euros just to see how they like it.
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We aren’t great when it comes to selling, tbh
 
Hahaha
The audacity to offer 10 million
They bought Paulinho from China for 40 mil
 
I'm not really arsed about this guy either way. I think we'd be as good giving Tosin a chance next season who has far more natural attributes to suit to the PL.

I don't think Garcia is particularly quick, he's okay on the ball but also lacks height. Losing youngsters always hurts, but I just don't think I'd be that arsed about this guy.
 
City_Sean said:
I'm not really arsed about this guy either way. I think we'd be as good giving Tosin a chance next season who has far more natural attributes to suit to the PL.

I don't think Garcia is particularly quick, he's okay on the ball but also lacks height. Losing youngsters always hurts, but I just don't think I'd be that arsed about this guy.
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Totally agree, would love to see Tosin get some decent game time. Hopefully he impresses Pep in pre season
 
City_Sean said:
100%. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike Garcia. I'm just a bit apathetic as he's a Barcelona boy and I'm not sure he's suited to the rigours of the PL.
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I'm firmly in the camp that getting local lads into the first team is an important part of retaining and strengthening the club's DNA plus belief in the Academy system.
 
Damanino said:
If Pep starts him on Friday and then he leaves then fuck him.

But the price quoted so far is 10m euros + addons, so upfront like 8-9m pounds.

Fucking hell we cannot go and get a noname 16/17 year old Brazilian from Brazil second league for that amount.

Couto guy and Diego Rosa might be talented youngsters, but they cost us more than 10m euros each and they might never ever played a serious game with stake...

Barca is taking the piss with the pricing here, lets make an offer for Frenkie De Jong for 25m euros just to see how they like it.
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If he starts against Madrid the price must be at least 25m and if we win 35m
 
I mean for that fee its not even worth considering. Thats not even a years worth of sleeve sponsor ffs.

Would rather see us bench him in the reserves for two years than accept that.
 
shak said:
I mean for that fee its not even worth considering. Thats not even a years worth of sleeve sponsor ffs.

Would rather see us bench him in the reserves for two years than accept that.
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Why?

Whatever we get plus future add ons is money in the bank. We have a good track record of showing youngsters that if you don't make it here then you usually end up with a good move elsewhere. Acting like a 5yr old and putting Garcia in the reserves destroys all of that and loses us about 20m.
 
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