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Barcelona manager Hansi Flick seemed a little taken aback by the suggestion that Eric Garcia could leave the club in the January transfer market on Friday ahead of the Copa del Rey clash with Barbastro. The Catalan defender scored in the 4-0 victory.
Shortly before his press conference, reports had emerged that an agreement had been reached with Girona for García to return to Montilivi for €10 million, but when asked about a possible departure for the centre-back, Flick said he had no knowledge of your desire to leave. .
This also contradicts reports from just under a month earlier, which say that Flick had an honest conversation with him about the fact that García would not get many minutes in the second half of the season, with the return from injuries of Ronald Araujo and Andreas. Christensen. The German coach did not point out the exit door, but made it clear that he would not stand in his way if he wanted to leave.
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However, the situation regarding the signings of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor has changed, reports Sport. The club was only open to a sale if they were also within their salary limit, as a loan would not allow them to strengthen much in the transfer window they are in now. Flick does not want to lose García if he is left without Olmo or Víctor, as he could see more opportunities for García in midfield.
Already in a reduced team, if Olmo cannot play again, then Pedri or Gavi will play further forward more frequently, and that will open up more minutes at the base of the midfield for García. Alternatively, if Garcia were to leave, Flick would need an arrival in midfield to cover his absence. That is something that Barcelona’s sports management agrees with him on.
Barcelona have certainly left Flick in a difficult situation, with only youngsters Héctor Fort and Gerard Martin to cover the full-back positions, and Marc Casado as their only natural midfielder, although that is partly due to Marc Bernal’s injury. . Garcia has been competent without impressing in midfield so far.
