Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick was on Sunday evening asked for his take on the mounting speculation pointing towards a Blaugrana swoop for Espanyol star Joan García.
The name of goalkeeper Joan has of course emerged as a prominent one in the headlines in Catalunya’s capital over the course of recent days.
This comes amid the widespread understanding that, amid a search for reinforcements between the posts for next season, Barcelona have earmarked the 24-year-old as a leading target.
Joan, for his part, is fresh off a spectacular season in the colours of Espanyol, which saw the Spaniard emerge as arguably La Liga’s standout shot-stopper.
Amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the futures of all of Marc-André ter Stegen, Wojciech Szczęsny and Iñaki Peña, the subject of Joan’s potential signing was in turn put to Hansi Flick on Sunday night.
Fresh off his side bringing their campaign to a close with a 3-0 victory over Athletic Club, however, the German assured:
“He’s great, but we have three great goalkeepers in the squad. I don’t speak about players not in my team.”
Conor Laird – GSFN
