Barcelona officially announced Sergio Aguero as the first recruit in the 2021 summer transfer market, Monday 31 May 2021. The plan, today Tuesday 1 June 2021, the Blaugrana – nicknamed Barcelona – will announce their second recruitment in the summer transfer market 2021.
So, who is the player in question? Spanish journalist Andrea Sola said Eric Garcia would be unveiled as a new Barcelona player today.
“Already presenting Sergio Aguero, Eric Garcia appears as the next player to be unveiled by Barcelona,” wrote Andrea Sola on his Twitter account, @andysola.
The Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano said the same thing. Fabrizio Romano said in the next few hours Eric Garcia will be announced as a new Barcelona player. “In the next few hours,” wrote Romano commenting on Andrea Sola’s tweet.
Actually, on the official Barcelona website it is clearly written that Eric Garcia will be announced today. On the official Barcelona website, Eric Garcia will be announced as a Barcelona player at 17.00 CET.
The presence of Eric Garcia is an additional force in Barcelona’s back line. Barcelona currently needs an experienced center-back, considering that only Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet are left in the experienced squad.
Because of that lack of experience, Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has played a number of young defenders. Call it Ronald Araujo and Oscar Mingueza.
Now the question is, how long will Eric Garcia be contracted by Barcelona? According to Fabrizio Romano, Eric Garcia, who was signed for free, will be contracted for five years or until June 30, 2026!
Eric Garcia is not new to Barcelona. The 20-year-old defender was educated at the Barcelona academy, until finally moving to the Manchester City U-18 team in 2018.
The player who can also be played as a right fullback is predicted to be plotted as Gerard Pique’s successor. Because, Pique, who has been defending Barcelona since 2008, is no longer young, which is 34 years old.