Arsenal failed of their bid to signal Joan Garcia final summer time, , it will likely be powerful to safe his signature. And on this event, it isn’t as a result of Espanyol will make issues tough, however quite there’s anticipated to be far more competitors this time round.
Garcia has been among the finest goalkeepers in La Liga this season, this primary as a starter within the prime division of Spanish soccer. It’s not controversial to say that he’s the first cause that Espanyol are at present up in fifteenth, 4 factors outdoors of the relegation locations – and they’ll hope to tug additional away this weekend once they journey to La Ceramica to tackle Villarreal.
Espanyol have struck gold with Garcia, who’s a product of their youth academy. Nonetheless, there’s a feeling of inevitability that he’ll depart this summer time, particularly as his sale could be a serious assist for the membership of their bid to beat monetary difficulties.
Espanyol will recognize that it isn’t solely Arsenal that maintain an curiosity within the goalkeeper, because it implies that they will ask for a better worth – perhaps even his €25m launch clause. , and now have reported that Bayer Leverkusen wish to signal him through the summer time switch window.
Leverkusen might be one of the best transfer for Garcia, as of the three groups talked about, it’s on the Bayer Area that he’s probably to be a starter. The defending Bundesliga champions have Lukas Hradecky, who’s 35, coming in the direction of the top of his time on the membership, whereas his backup Matej Kovar just isn’t of the identical degree because the Espanyol goalkeeper. As such, he would have a superb opportunity to turn out to be the primary for Xabi Alonso.