Eric Garcia to Barcelona

[Keeper!]

I think Pep will return to Barca one day. Not as first team manager but in another capacity. Possibly to head up the academy and create a Cruyff like influence over the sport.

He is Barca through and through. A player a manager but also a fan.

The draw to the club will be huge for Pep. I don't see it as a draw for Garcia in the same way. All players want to play for the club they support but the opportunity has to be right. If Garcia is getting that opportunity under Pep, at City, he doesn't leave unless he is swayed by big money. Garcia will have grown up idolising Pep as much as he did the club so if he can stay and play under him at City why would he leave?

Maybe depends upon how long Pep commits to us, there again that could be said of many of our players.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Even Pep said his contract is up next year.

So I can't blame the journalists on this one, everyone except TH is saying 2021.

He signed a new four-year extension until June 2022 - they added an extra year to his previous agreement that was up in 2021.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eric-garcia/profil/spieler/466794

 

[Tevez City]

Contract expires: 30.06.2022
https://www.transfermarkt.com/eric-garcia/profil/spieler/466794

Therefore Barcelona should come up with more than 35m as starting bid.
The valuation system should be applied on everyone, not only us :)


He is the best young Spanish CB
HG for them :)
Has a resale value
Could serve them for the next 15 years
Awareness, positioning, passing are second to none.
Future Barca Captain

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We moved his money up considerably after his promotion to senior level and revised his duration at the same time.

 

[domalino]

Contract expires: 30.06.2022
https://www.transfermarkt.com/eric-garcia/profil/spieler/466794

Therefore Barcelona should come up with more than 35m as starting bid.
The valuation system should be applied on everyone, not only us :)


He is the best young Spanish CB
HG for them :)
Has a resale value
Could serve them for the next 15 years
Awareness, positioning, passing are second to none.
Future Barca Captain

Homegown and club trained for us.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Homegown and club trained for us.

That's another £10m!

 

[Tevez City]

Homegown and club trained for us.

I know & was kidding, but the point was he is local lad.

He will not bother the club in the future by feeling home sick and needs to change the club.

 

[domalino]

That's another £10m!

Seriously though, the UEFA homegrown player rule came into effect in 2006/07.

Since then we have had 3 club trained players.

Michael Johnson.
Micah Richards.
Dedryk Boyata.

That's limited our CL squad to 21 players + kids on the B list pretty much the entire time we've been there. Now we have Foden and Garcia coming through who will be club trained when they turn 21, are genuine first team players and give us a chance to have that bigger, better CL squad.

The club could very seriously say that makes them worth far, far more than identical players at another club.

 

[skyblues]

I’m not sure why Garcia is not signing a new contract but I think he suspects City will bring in 1 or 2 new CBs which could really limit his game time, especially if someone like Koulibaly comes in. Him and Laporte injury-free and Garcia would only get cup games and a few league games.

I hope he stays though because Eric is a very gifted defender. Having someone like him as a 3rd or even 4th choice is a luxury.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

We moved his money up considerably after his promotion to senior level and revised his duration at the same time.

Do you know if he is stalling on signing a new contract because Barca tapped him up or is this just Barca posturing to cover for a pretty poor season?