Barcelona manager has stopped selling three potential players in final days of transfer window
Barcelona was very much considering an exit amount of this transfer market, while they continue to try to lower their salary, compensate the costs of sales of unpaid assets and register the signature of star Dani Olmo. Manager Hansi Flick ended up intervening to prevent a number of exits.
Last week it was reported that Inigo Martinez could be leaving for Saudi Arabia after the Blaugrana received a €5m bid for the Basque defender, a move which Flick has decided to put a stop to. Marco they have now revealed that Flick has also prevented Eric Garcia and Ansu Fati from leaving the club.
It is well documented that Girona were interested in bringing Garcia back, and on Monday Quique Carcel admitted as much.
“We wanted Eric to come back because he is a player who would have helped us be more competitive and define the coach's game. He would have been an excellent signing from our side and that is why we asked Barca. I think “They didn't want him to leave, but everyone knows how things are at home, it's a situation they know. I tried, but it couldn't be,” said Carcel MD.
Barcelona's 8 repurchase options. @jbatalla7
– Oscar Mingueza (9 M€)
– Estanis Pedrola (7 M€)
– Nico González (30 million euros)
– Francisco Trincão (20 M€)
– Ez Abde (20 M€)
– Mikayil Faye (25 million euros)
– Riqui Puig (10 M€)
– Carles Aleñá (€10 million).— Barcacentre (@barcacentre) September 9, 2024
He went on to emphasize that while Girona had lost a number of key players, the most important thing was that they retained manager Michel Sanchez. He also confirmed that progress has been made on the renewal of Arnau Martinez, but refused to comment on the child pornography scandal which involved Girona B player Ferran Ruiz.
It was also revealed that Porto made a move for Garcia in the final days of the transfer market. Ansu Fati is set to return to full fitness this week, having sat out part of Monday's training session, and the Blaugrana have also received approaches from Benfica, Porto and several Premier League sides for the 21-year-old. However, Flick was concerned about his depth without all three, with injuries to Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen having an impact at the back in particular.
