Here we go: Romano confirms Barcelona defender’s loan move to Girona

According to a breaking report from Nil Sola on Carrusel Deportivo, Eric Garcia will be a Girona player by the end of the day.

The Spanish defender has opted to leave Barcelona despite the manager’s insistence on his continuity and will play for the club’s local rivals.

The report adds that the agreement between the clubs is complete and is now a matter of finalising the minor details. Garcia’s transfer will be completed in the coming hours.

Fabrizio Romano has also even given his trademark ‘Here we go’ for the defender’s move, revealing that it will be on a season-long loan with no option to buy.

Barcelona have approved the transfer and it is now only a matter of getting the paperwork signed.

Alex Pintanel further reports that the Blaugrana will be paying only 20% of Garcia’s salary for this season.

No place in Barcelona

While it is true that Xavi was pushing for Garcia to stay, the player’s desire to leave the club of his dreams is understandable.

After all, the Catalans boast of a ridiculous defensive lineup with substantial depth.

The manager has Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, and Andreas Christensen as his first-choice centre-backs while Inigo Martinez acts as a more than able deputy.

Add the young Barça Atletic starlet Mikayil Faye to that list, and the Catalans have no dearth of resources.

Garcia was clearly too far down the pecking order to get significant minutes under his belt this season.

His departure might bring an immediate cause of concern to the manager’s plans for the weekend’s clash against Osasuna given that Araujo and Martinez are unavailable. Moreover, Christensen too left the field with discomfort in Barcelona’s last game.