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Barcelona make £13.6m for Eric Garcia as Ronald Koeman looks to prise the Manchester City defender back to the Nou Camp before deadline day

Barcelona have offered £13.6m to sign Spanish Manchester City defender Eric Garcia.

Ronald Koeman has confirmed his club's desire to sign the 19-year-old centre-back, who was left out of City's squad at Leeds United on Saturday.

The Manchester City youngster is in the final year of his contract and has previously made it known that he does not wish to extend his stay at the club.

Barcelona are hopeful of bringing former academy graduate Eric Garcia back to the Nou Camp
The club have launched a u00a313.6m bid for the centre-back ahead of Monday's deadline day

Koeman is hopeful of bringing Garcia back to the Nou Camp before Monday's transfer deadline day.