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Rafinha set for Barcelona stay as no swap deal in place with Man City for Eric Garcia

Barcelona midfielder Rafinha is unaware of any interest from Manchester City in a swap deal involving Eric Garcia and has accepted he is likely to stay with the Catalan club this season.

Garcia has been subject to strong interest from Barcelona, where he came up through the youth ranks before moving to City in 2017.

Pep Guardiola revealed in August that Garcia did not want to sign a new contract at the Etihad Stadium, with his current deal running out at the end of the season.

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"He has one more year and after that, he doesn’t want to extend.