{"id":11238,"date":"2025-06-18T08:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/barcelona-signs-joan-garcia-goalkeeper-arrives-from-espanyol-for-e25m\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T08:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T12:50:05","slug":"barcelona-signs-joan-garcia-goalkeeper-arrives-from-espanyol-for-e25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/barcelona-signs-joan-garcia-goalkeeper-arrives-from-espanyol-for-e25m\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona signs Joan Garc\u00eda: Goalkeeper arrives from Espanyol for \u20ac25M"},"content":{"rendered":"Barcelona has secured the incorporation of goalkeeper Joan Garc\u00eda, coming from Espanyol, in a deal valued at 25 million euros. The official announcement was made by the club, marking a strategic reinforcement for the squad.\n\nGarc\u00eda, 24 years old, has signed a contract that ties him to Bar\u00e7a until 2031. His arrival will strengthen the goalkeeper position, where names like Marc-Andr\u00e9 ter Stegen, Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny, and I\u00f1aki Pe\u00f1a already appear.\n\n

Espanyol, although they preferred to keep Garc\u00eda, could not prevent the transfer given that the player’s release clause was 25 million euros.<\/p>Alofoke Deportes<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe interest in Garc\u00eda was not limited to the local area. Several Premier League clubs, such as Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Bournemouth, also showed interest in the goalkeeper.\n\nHowever, the statement by Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, indicating his satisfaction with the team’s current goalkeepers, \u00c9derson and Stefan Ortega, paved the way for Bar\u00e7a to finalize the signing of Garc\u00eda.\n\nThe arrival of Garc\u00eda promises to generate changes in the dynamics of Barcelona’s goal. Ter Stegen, who has been the starting goalkeeper for the last decade, had a season marked by injuries, but has assured his continuity in the club.\n\nSzcz\u0119sny, who came out of retirement to join Bar\u00e7a following Ter Stegen’s injury, is considering an offer to extend his contract, which expires at the end of June.\n\nRegarding Pena, the youth player, 26 years old, is expected to leave the club this summer in search of more playing opportunities.\n\n

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Joan Garc\u00eda ha firmado por el Barcelona.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nGarc\u00eda, born in Catalonia, joined Espanyol in 2016 and rose through the youth ranks, debuting in the first team in 2021. He played a key role in Espanyol’s promotion to LaLiga in 2024 and participated in all 38 matches of the season, receiving praise for his performances, including a victory against Real Madrid.\n\nSzcz\u0119sny praised Garc\u00eda last month after Bar\u00e7a won LaLiga with a victory over Espanyol.\n\n

He is one of the best goalkeepers at the moment, not only in Spain but throughout Europe.<\/p>Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nGarc\u00eda, who becomes the first Espanyol player to move directly to Bar\u00e7a since 1994, shared his feelings in a farewell post.\n\nDescription of the publication:\n\n“It’s time to say goodbye to the club that has been my home since I was 15 years old. I have always given everything to help the team and represent the crest with the utmost respect and commitment. I know that it will not be easy for many to understand this decision, nor do I expect them to, but I want you to know that it was a decision I thought a lot about, not only thinking about my career, but also about what is best for the club, my family and me. I leave with my heart full of gratitude. Now a new challenge begins, which I enter with great enthusiasm, but also with respect for everything I leave behind.”","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barcelona has secured the incorporation of goalkeeper Joan Garc\u00eda, coming from Espanyol, in a deal valued at 25 million euros. The official announcement was made by the club, marking a strategic reinforcement for the squad. Garc\u00eda, 24 years old, has signed a contract that ties him to Bar\u00e7a until 2031. His arrival will strengthen the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[156,2309,3359,1619],"class_list":{"0":"post-11238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-espanyol","10":"tag-joan-garcia","11":"tag-signing"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}