MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City defender Eric Garcia has turned down the offer of a contract extension at the Premier League club.
The 19-year-old center back has been linked with a return to boyhood club Barcelona which he left three years ago.
The Spaniard made 19 first-team appearances this season for City.
“He announced to us that he doesn’t want to extend his contract with Manchester City,” manager Pep Guardiola said Thursday. “He has one more year and after that, he doesn’t want to extend. We want it but he doesn’t want to, so I imagine he wants to play in another place.