This is how the negotiations are between FC Barcelona and Manchester City for Eric García

The disaster of the FC Barcelona against the Bayern of Munich in quarter-finals of the Champions League​ was the turning point so that the club decided to begin to do changes of weight so much to structural level as in the first staff. Nevertheless, like the own Josep Maria Bartomeu said after the elimination, some of the decisions of future already were taken before the hecatombe of Lisbon.

One of these decisions is the one of fichar to Eric García, central defence of the Manchester City that formed to the Masia and that, with 19 years, would go back more mature to the FC Barcelona. The Catalan defender finishes agreement with the English team in June of 2021 and Pep Guardiola informed recently of the decision of the player of not prolonging his stay in the English team, something that related directly with the interest that there is by him in the Camp Nou.

The contractual situation of Eric García forces to the Manchester City to open to negotiate by him this same summer to avoid the risk to be able to lose him free in less than a year. It is thus that the contacts between the FC Barcelona and the British entity began does some weeks in seen to be able to arrive to an agreement that allowed to advance the arrival of the central to the Camp Nou and compensate economically to the picture 'cityzen'.

However, when it restarted the Champions League, both teams decided to park the negotiations until the career of both by Europe, something that already has sucedido because of the elimination of the FC Barcelona to hands of the Bayern of Munich and of the Manchester City against the Olympique of Lyon. It is thus that both clubs already are in contact to restart the traspaso.

The Manchester City has priced to Eric García in 23 million fixed euros more other so many in variables, but the FC Barcelona is not had to credit such quantity by a player that finishes agreement. According to the informations published by the newspaper 'Sport', also would be on the table a possible barter in which they would go in Nélson Semedo by part of the culés and Joao Cancel beside the own Eric García by part of the English team. By the moment, still has not arrived to any agreement.

The changes of trainer and technical secretary do not influence

The arrival of Ronald Koeman to the FC Barcelona does not influence in the arrival of Eric García, since the Dutch technician would be loved to have a young head office of so much quality. Besides, the goodbye of Eric Abidal neither changes the stage of the negotiations, that would be carrying them the own Ramon Plans, recently appointed relief of the French. In spite of the structural changes, Eric García follows being in the 'pole'.