As: Barcelona intends to sign Joan Garcia, but they must compete with many giants

May 14th According to the Ass, Barcelona intends to sign Joan Garcia to prepare for the team's future goalkeeper position, but they must compete with many giants.

Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia became a hot player in European football, topped the list with 138 saves in La Liga, second only to Brentford's Fleken (144 times).

In addition, he is also the goalkeeper with the most successful saves in Europe, with a total of 57 times, leading Parma's Suzuki Caiyan (54 times), Aston Villa's Martinez (49 times) and Arsenal's David Raya (47 times). It is rumored that he may become teammates with Raya next season.

Joan Garcia, 24, has attracted the attention of many giants, including Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City, Manchester United, Bournemouth, Leverkusen, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. Barcelona also showed a strong interest in the young goalkeeper and hoped that he could become the main goalkeeper in the future. By comparison, Szczesny is 35 years old, and Ter Stegen is 33 years old.

Espanyol Club urgently needs to sell Joan Garcia for at least €15 million by June 30 to avoid losses in the 2024/25 season. Although Arsenal's proposed 20 million euros (12 million fixed, 8 million floating) were rejected, negotiations between the two sides are still in progress. However, if the buyer is Barcelona, ​​the deal will be even more complicated.

Currently, Joan Garcia's termination fee is 25 million euros. If he is selected for the Spanish national team to participate in the UEFA European League semi-final against Germany in Stuttgart on June 5, the termination fee will rise to 30 million euros. In addition, the termination fee will automatically increase to 30 million euros in the last 15 days before the transfer window is closed.

In any case, this Thursday's game will be an important test for Joan Garcia. He outperformed Szczesny with a save success rate of 74.32%, while Szczesny was only 62.5%.

In addition, Joan Garcia has 138 saves this season, far exceeding Szczesni's 20, and he also helped the team avoid five expected conceds, while Szczesni failed to stop any expected conceds.