Barcelona announced the signature of the highly rated goalkeeper Joan Garcia from the Catalan rival Espanyol on Wednesday 18 June. Garcia was signed after Barcelona triggered his clause for EUR 25 million and the goalkeeper signs a six -year contract with the reigning Laliga champions.
Garcia began his stint with Espanyol as a 15-year-old, and during the 2024-25 season he had a fantastic time that attracted the eye of many teams in Europe. The 24 -year -old man made the largest number of savings with 146 in his name during the campaign and was also one of the two players who played every minute of the season. In addition, Garcia also won the Olympic gold medal with Spain in Paris in 2024.
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Garcia say goodbye to Espanyol with an emotional video on his social media.
Barcelona announced on her official website that they had launched a release clause and said the goalkeeper would sign his contract at a private ceremony in the club offices on Friday.
“FC Barcelona activated Provisions of the release of the player Joan Garcia. The cost of the clause was € 25 million plus cpi. ”
“This Friday will sign a contract with a club for Another six seasons, Until June 30, 2031, at a private ceremony in FC Barcelona offices, read a statement from Barcelona.
FC Barcelona Sign Joan Garcia – FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) June 18, 2025
Garcia is expected to compete with Ter-Stegen
With the signature of Garcia, Barcelona’s goalkeeper department is now stacked with a top talent. The 24-year-old man offers hard competition Marc Ter-Stegen, who missed most of the last season due to knee surgery. This forced Barca to climb the replacement and bring Wojciech Szczesny from retirement to the side of Hansi Flick.
Szczesny played a total of 30 games for Barcelona when they claimed home heights.
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June 18, 2025
