Eric Garcia, one of the most promising youngsters in Barcelona’s La Masia academy, has surprised his coaches by announcing his decision to not renew his current contract.
Garcia is, undoubtedly, one of the most promising defenders in Barca’s youth system. The 16-year-old center-back, who is already a Spain U-17 international, has continuously been compared to Gerard Pique during his career at the club — which started at the tender age of just six years old.
Manchester City are reportedly offering the player €1million over the next three years and, unsurprisingly, are therefore the favourites to land Garcia on a free transfer — given the fact that Garcia does not have a formal contract with Barcelona given his age.
Cesc Fabregas or Hector Bellerin are only a couple of the players that Barca has lost in this controversial manner over the years. This is unacceptable. La Masia has to be the basis for Barcelona’s future, as we discussed in much more depth in Episode 7 of ‘The Barcelona Podcast’ — which is embedded here for you:
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