Barcelona set to announce their first summer signing, Eric Garcia
Barcelona is close to finalizing a deal to sign Manchester City center-back Eric Garcia, according to Marca. An announcement is due shortly.
The two sides have had a deal for some time, but due to Blaugrana's current financial condition, they had to amend their original pay bid to the defender.
However, it has now been reported that a formula has been settled upon between the player and the club, in which he will be paid a smaller wage than originally agreed upon, with performance-related incentives to compensate.
The possibility of the central defender returning to Barcelona has dominated transfer headlines. He left the club's La Masia organization in the summer of 2017 to join the Cityzens, but now looks likely to come back.
's deal at the Etihad expires this summer, and he has fallen out of favor this season, playing only two
Premier Leaguematches this season and none since October – after starting seven games at the end of the last season due to lockdown.
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