Joan Garcia continues to be linked with Arsenal (Picture by Ryan Pierse, Alex Caparros/Getty Photographs)
Arsenal reportedly held talks with the representatives of Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia in Spain final week.
The Spanish shot-stopper seemingly stays a switch goal for the Gunners forward of this summer season, in accordance with a report from the Athletic.
Garcia has beforehand been linked with Arsenal for round £25m by the Every day Mirror, and it seems to be like they’re already doing a number of the groundwork to convey him to the Emirates Stadium for subsequent season.
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Arsenal have been in Spain for the membership’s Champions League conflict with Girona final week, and the Athletic state that they used this chance to fulfill with Garcia’s representatives.
It stays to be seen if this deal will certainly find yourself going by means of, nevertheless it definitely looks as if Arsenal are doing their greatest to place themselves in a robust place.
Do Arsenal actually need one other goalkeeper?
Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta has been by means of quite a lot of goalkeepers throughout his time in command of the membership, with the Spanish tactician chopping and altering each his first-choice ‘keepers and backup choices a couple of instances.
It may very well be that Garcia will merely be coming in to exchange Neto, who in flip changed Aaron Ramsdale when he left to hitch Southampton final summer season.
Neto is simply at AFC for this season, so Garcia may very well be helpful in giving Arteta a dependable backup for David Raya subsequent time period.
Nonetheless, if Arsenal do find yourself paying one thing like £25m for Garcia, that’s fairly some huge cash for somebody who’s simply going to take a seat on the bench all season.
Maybe Arteta is as soon as once more serious about altering his primary, and Garcia may very well be being eyed up with the view to difficult Raya for his place.
In spite of everything, on the age of simply 23, Garcia most likely received’t be too eager on a backup function and can need profession development after impressing throughout his time in La Liga.
