—>
Víctor Font, in an image of archive

FONT REQUESTS TO SIGN ERIC GARCÍA

Font: "Eric García is willing not to earn money, we can sign him without paying"

Published:27/01/2021 - 14:09h

Updated:27/01/2021 - 17:39h

Víctor Font, candidate for the presidency of FC Barcelona, ​​spoke about Eric García and the option that Barça has of taking over the center-back in this same winter market

Calendar of FC Barcelona

Víctor Font does not go to surrender in his obstinacy of fichar already to Eric García and this Wednesday summoned a press conference to speak on this. The candidate to the elections of the FC Barcelona desveló several details of the operation and left clear that there is a real possibility to do with the central now. The employer revealed that the defender is had to play free what subtracts of season with such to arrive to the Camp Nou.

"Why we do not incorporate him? If he is had to not earning this season. It is crazy for coming of immediate form, is committed and with win to play", affirmed in no uncertain terms the Catalan. These words are tremendously reveladoras and leave clear that the ex canterano goes to put everything of his part so that the deal was possible. Forgiving his wage, the Barça, therefore, could have margin of manoeuvre to pay what asks the Manchester City.

"This management allow us explain that incorporate now to Eric Garcia is possible. The City would leave him go out by three fixed millions more variable, when the offer of the Barça four months ago was of 10 more variable millions", said, clearing that it would be a good deal for the culés. Besides, it explained that the club could activate the traspaso in what it call to the 'cityzens', since the management are done.

"There is not formal agreement with the City, but have done the necessary management so that if Óscar Grau calls to the City can check that they are some", aimed, for afterwards specify how would be the agreement. "The City accepts not earning at all until the next season and the player also renounces to his wage until the next course, by what the impact in the economy of the club now would be minimum, only 230.000 euros of amortización. It can him fichar without paying at all now", signalled.

Besides, Font wanted to back to Ronald Koeman, that is the one who has asked to the footballer. "How we motivate to Koeman if the only request that has done are it to him denying?", it declared. It is necessary to remember that the trainer barcelonista has insisted in a lot of occasions that needs another central this campaign, but until the moment anybody has attended to his requests. The employer wants to do it and therefore it is trying that they listen him.

Font Headed to the Agent and to the others candidates

To finalise, the candidate to the elections of the Barcelona showed more conclusive that never and demanded the signing of Eric so much to the Managing Commission as to Joan Laporta and Toni Freixa. "I ask them, almost I demand them, that for the sake of the Barça and attending to the requests of the sportive area, incorporate now to Eric. It is necessary to put the interests of the club by in front of the personal or electoral", concluded.