At the end of the current campaign, Arsenal is interested in signing Joan Garcia, the goalkeeper for Espanyol. This season, the 24-year-old has been superb in La Liga and has recorded the most saves in the Spanish League.
The desire of elite clubs to sign him is not surprising. According to a report from the Spanish newspaper AS, Arsenal is in a strong position to close the transaction.
According to the source, Espanyol needs to raise €15 million through sales because they are currently having financial difficulties. It’s unclear if Arsenal can persuade Garcia to accept a knockdown price given that they have a €25 million release clause.
The Spanish team is struggling financially, and Arsenal might try to take advantage of the situation. How the issue plays out is still up in the air. In the goalkeeping position, Arsenal could definitely need more depth, and the 24-year-old would be the perfect addition.
Joan Garcia has been linked to Real Madrid and Barcelona; the Catalan powerhouses are only likely to show interest in the Espanyol star if Wojciech Szczesny departs in the summer. If Andriy Lunin decides to leave in the offseason, Real Madrid may try to sign him.
Arsenal have tabled an offer to Joan Garcia
Spanish powerhouse Barcelona will compete with Arsenal since they want to sign the youngster as a long-term successor for Wojciech Szczesny. It will be intriguing to observe which of the two teams makes a bid to sign him.
As the front-runners to sign Garcia, Arsenal seems to have put up a contract offer for the goalie in an attempt to gain an advantage. According to the source, the Gunners may have some form of deal with the gold medalist from the 2024 Olympics, but club-level negotiations have not yet started to decide on the exact amount.
Given that he won’t be certain of a starting spot on the team, many watchers will be perplexed by Joan Garcia’s choice to join the Gunners, assuming he does.
Arsenal may have done a lot of preparation work on the goalie and seemed to persuade him that playing against David Raya may be the best way to decide the course of a bright future at both the club and international levels.
