Eric Garcia to Barcelona

[FCBarca]

Doesn't matter where he came from. He has developed here.

20-25 million pounds minimum or stick him in the youth team for a year. We owe Barca and him nothing whatsoever.

If it was Mourinho, perhaps. Not the case here, this will be a very smooth negotiation

 

[ManCitizens.]

Certain contract expires in 2022, wrong
Certain player will sign City extension by end of month (July), wrong

There's a pattern there, at best nothing is certain. Moreover, a player developed at the buying club who can sign for free in 4 months is not going to be leaving for a huge fee after the coach effectively said he is gone. There is no leverage, only the will of those involved to get a deal done. Perhaps some incentive laden fee to reward Pep & City but up front cash won't likely exceed 10M

We will see, the minimum will be 15m. We had Madrid fans telling us the same about Diaz

 

[blueparrot]

Harwood Bellis and Tosin are big guys, that’s about it. Literally nothing suggests they have the same quality as Garcia.

Different, nothing says Garcia would have been a premier league player either. It's a shame but no big deal imo.

 

[bugsyblue]

I would be happy with Ake Ferds, Laporte and Koulibaly to be honest. Perhaps give Stones one last chance?

Imperative to sign a CB of Koulibaly’s class and shame about losing Garcia but I don’t think he will end up a worldie.

 

[skyblues]

John Stones just got himself a life-line.

 

[Tugay One Cup]

I know we've got Harwood-Bellis on the fringes of the first team but I've seen a few other have joined them for training recently. One of them being Rowan McDonald who might not be as tall as Taylor but he looks stronger and looks a lot better on the ball. I wonder if we'll see him get a chance at some point next season.

 

[mancityscot]

Where else do you find his quality as a 3rd or 4th option?

We used to be able to keep hold of most talents, now within a year we’ve lost Sané and Garcia.

guess most top talents dont want to be 3rd or 4th option, hence why he's off.

 

[bobmcfc]

Get what we can now and move on

 

[Woody135]

Anyone comparing him to stones and saying garcia is better needs to give their head a wobble. Stones is as low as he’s ever been, but peak stones in 17/18 was quality. Peak garcia these last few games has been solid at best, best of a bad bunch with current stones and otamendi.

Stones consistency and current form/confidence is the problem. He may never grasp it, but if you think you can get it back its worth the investment.

Personally I think he’s so damaged mentally that he will never be back to that level, but his highest level is far and above Garcias current level. We just don’t know how good Garcia will be in 3/4 years.

If he wants to leave, let him and don’t feel bad towards him. He’s a 19 year old kid. Come to play for city as a 16yo and will have made us good profit, going home.

I want stones to work out, someone just needs to stick a rocket up his arse, work out whats wrong with him and invest in getting him back to his best.

 

[Mon Autre]

This is always going to be a problem if you raid other team's youth set ups for players. Especially overseas. They have no real attachment to the club or the area and i don't know how you can expect much loyalty from a player you've poached from elsewhere.

Disappointing because he looks a really promising player but there are flaws to his game and nobody can say for sure how he'll turn out. He's replaceable.

Its been a weird year and lots of people have been re-evaluating what they want in life and where they want to be. Can totally understand why he'd want to return home to be honest.