Manchester Metropolis have reached an settlement in precept with Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia over a transfer to the Etihad Stadium this summer time, in keeping with new experiences.
It comes because the futures of each of Pep Guardiola’s foremost first-team shot-stoppers stay unsure heading in direction of the summer time switch window and following the conclusion of the 2024/25 season.
With regards to Ederson, it’s believed that the Brazil worldwide is as soon as once more open to a brand new alternative away from Manchester Metropolis, and it stays to be seen whether or not the Saudi Professional League might reignite failed curiosity from final summer time.
Metropolis have been open to the potential of their long-standing primary alternative between the posts leaving for Saudi Arabia over the past summer time switch window, offering potential suitors met the membership’s £50 million valuation on the participant.
In the end, no such proposal arrived and Ederson remained. As for Stefan Ortega Moreno, the German has lengthy been eyeing a constant beginning function on the summit of the European recreation, and there’s a risk of Bayer Leverkusen curiosity that might be engaging to him.
However in a summer time when Manchester Metropolis have loads of work on their radar, it appears as if the chase of a brand new goalkeeper is among the many priorities as important developments in regards to the shot-stopping function has now emerged in Spanish media.
In line with the knowledge of , Espanyol’s in-demand goalkeeper Joan Garcia at the moment has three presents on the desk for him to resolve between, coming from FC Barcelona, Manchester Metropolis, and Newcastle United.
It’s defined that the Catalan membership have made a proposal to the 24-year-old, whereas Manchester Metropolis have reached an ‘settlement in precept’ over a transfer, with a ‘verbal settlement’ in place with their Premier League rivals, Newcastle.
From the facet of the Etihad Stadium pursuit, that Metropolis are additionally chasing a deal for FC Porto’s Diogo Costa, who’s their ‘foremost precedence’ in case a deal for Garcia just isn’t doable through the summer time market.
Manchester Metropolis’s sporting director, Hugo Viana is reportedly negotiating with each of the aforementioned goalkeepers concurrently, leaving the choice on Joan Garcia’s future within the fingers of the participant himself.
It is a creating story. Extra to comply with.