CONFIRMED: Eric García will arrive to the FC Barcelona free in summer

Eric García, central defence of the Manchester City will convert , from the next summer, in new player of the FC Barcelona. Several sectors of the Barcelona club wanted to advance his arrival to this month of January by a traspaso to low cost, but finally the Catalan entity will expect to final of season so that the defender formed in The Masia arrive to cost zero like free agent after finalising his agreement.

Said decision by consensus has taken during the meeting that has taken place this Wednesday between Carles Tusquets, president of the Managing Commission of the FC Barcelona; Ronald Koeman, trainer of the first Barcelona team; and the candidates to the elections to the presidency of the club culé, Joan Laporta, Víctor Font and Toni Freixa. All they have speak later of this decision taken on Eric García.

After finishing the meeting, Joan Laporta, big favourite in the elections, spoke on his refusal to that Eric García arrived of immediate form. "It has spoken of the possibility of fichar to Eric García now paying money; it is not viable and know that the Manchester City wants money. I am of the posture that if it finish agreement and interests, him index card. If it wants to come and it follows it showing, as we will look it. The option to tie it now for the summer will decide it the Managing Board", commented.

Joan Laporta, besides, has stood out the understanding of Ronald Koeman. "It has been flawless, elegant to comprise the economic situation of the club. It wants to Eric García but in spite of that it wants to it is conscious that it can not pay neither this money neither any because the tesorería has it very touched the club. If it poses a desinvestment, still could do something but as there is misgovernment and there is not president neither managerial as it can not do at all", sentenced.

Another of the candidates, Toni Freixa, advanced that the Managing Commission will gather for fichar to Eric García for summer. "It has been a cordial conversation with Ronald Koeman to speak of the situation of the team but without that he have asked us that we do this contracting. It is something that will decide next Tuesday in a meeting with the Managing Commission for ficharlo to final of season, that is when it arrives free", exlicó.

Víctor Font asks a last attempt for January

Víctor Font has informed, after the meeting, that "the Managing Board wants to close the signing of Eric García so that to final of season avenges". In spite of this, the candidate considered that it has to do a last attempt for ficharle in this market of winter. "If the operation does , have asked that there is a last attempt in case with little money can satisfy the needs of the technician, although it is almost impossible", concluded.