Barcelona had been linked with Eric Garcia this summer as they wanted an additional centre-back to accompany Gerard Pique, Ronald Araújo, Samuel Umtiti and Clément Lenglet this season. The Catalans missed out on Garcia on deadline day, however, and the Daily Mail have revealed why.
Failed to match asking price
Barcelona failed to match our asking price for Garcia and ran out of time to complete a deal. The Daily Mail say the Catalan’s final offer was €15m (£13.6m) + Rafinha, but we were unwilling to let him go for less than €18m (£16.