{"id":9808,"date":"2025-02-25T16:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=9808"},"modified":"2025-02-25T18:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T18:34:58","slug":"arsenal-face-transfer-battle-as-barcelona-enter-race-to-sign-21m-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/25\/arsenal-face-transfer-battle-as-barcelona-enter-race-to-sign-21m-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal face transfer battle as Barcelona enter race to sign \u00a321m star"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arsenal face a battle (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arsenal<\/a> are facing transfer competition from Barcelona <\/a>for the signing of talented Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia this summer<\/a>, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta’s side were strongly linked with a move for Garcia last summer and had a \u20ac20 million (\u00a316.5m) offer rejected in the closing stages of the window.<\/a><\/p>\n

Arsenal instead signed Neto on a season-long loan from Bournemouth<\/a> but have kept tabs on Garcia’s development in La Liga as they plot another bid this summer.<\/p>\n

While Espanyol held firm on their valuation last time around, the Spanish side are somewhat resigned to losing one of their key players this time given that Garcia has a \u20ac25m (\u00a320.7m) release clause in his deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And the 23-year-old recently hinted at his potential departure from the club <\/a>in the summer and said he will try and leave Espanyol in \u2018the best way\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018At the moment I\u2019m not thinking about that [future], but you never know. If it happens, let it happen in the best way,\u2019 he told Estadio Deportivo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018If in the end it turns out that I have to leave, how can I not say goodbye well? Espanyol are the club that has given me everything. If I go through the back door, it wouldn\u2019t go well.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Barcelona are said to be keen on a move for Arsenal target Joan Garcia (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

However, Arsenal are not expected to have a free run at Garcia’s signature, with reports in Spain<\/a> suggesting that Barcelona are also plotting a move.<\/p>\n

The Catalan giants are reportedly looking to install a new first-choice keeper at Camp Nou with the ageing Marc-Andre ter Stegen still out on the sidelines with a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\"Newcastle\t<\/div>
Both clubs have also been linked with a summer move for Alexander Isak (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inaki Pena has filled the German’s boots for the majority of the season but has been out the side for the past month with Wojciech Szczesny handed the starting berth.<\/p>\n

The Pole had retired after leaving Juventus in the summer but reversed his decision to sign a short-term deal with Barcelona<\/a> following Ter Stegen’s injury.<\/p>\n

Barcelona and Arsenal could also be in a race for the signature of in-form striker Alexander Isak, with reports linking both clubs with a move for the Newcastle forward.<\/a><\/p>\n

Isak scored a brace against Nottingham Forest at the weekend to take his tally to an impressive 19 goals in 24 Premier League games this season.<\/p>\n

The Swede is likely to command a hefty fee in the summer, though, with Newcastle said to have slapped a \u00a3160m price tag on their prized asset.<\/a><\/p>\n

Chelsea have also been linked with a move for Isak, while Liverpool have been urged to consider joining the race <\/a>as they consider a replacement for the inconsistent Darwin Nunez.<\/p>\n

For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arsenal face a battle (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are facing transfer competition from Barcelona for the signing of talented Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia this summer, according to reports. Mikel Arteta’s side were strongly linked with a move for Garcia last summer and had a \u20ac20 million (\u00a316.5m) offer rejected in the closing stages of the window….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9808"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9808"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9814,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9808\/revisions\/9814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}