Eric Garcia is ready to play for free for the rest of the season to secure a dream return to Barcelona.
The 20-year-old defender’s contract at Manchester City runs out this summer, with Garcia understood to be desperate to secure a move back to the Camp Nou.
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That’s according to Victor Font, one of the leading candidates for the Barcelona presidency, who says City will accept a cut-price £2.65million fee for Garcia this month.
“Eric García is ready to make an effort [to leave City this month] and not be paid this season,” Font said.
“The movements we have made lead us to understand that the signing of Eric García is possible now, the club can manage it financially.
“Ronald Koeman [the head coach] and our sporting structure consider his signing fundamental to aspire to win titles this season. So we ask the managing committee to sign Eric this week.
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“Why not sign him? If he’s ready to not be paid this season . . . City will accept €3 million plus variables.
“The impact on the accounts this season would be €230,000 [£203,000] in amortisation. How do we motivate Koeman if the only request he’s made is denied?”
Garcia, a product of Barcelona’s youth system, has found first-team opportunities hard to come by at the Etihad this season and would welcome the opportunity to move back to his homeland before Monday’s deadline.
John Stones’ impressive resurgence to form, as well as the £65million signing of Ruben Dias has pushed Garcia well down the packing order at City, who also signed Nathan Ake last summer.
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