Pol Ballús
Barcelona Reporter at The Athletic
FC Barcelona correspondent @TheAthleticFC
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Pol Ballús
Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement with Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams over personal terms and do not view the forward’s €60million (£50m, $62m) release clause as an obstacle to a deal this summer. Williams has attracted interest from a host of clubs during the transfer window, including Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich, but has made Barcelona his priority.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Pol Ballús
Barcelona have completed the first step of their succession plan in goal: Joan Garcia has signed from city rivals Espanyol. Barca met the €25million (£21.4m, $28.8m) release clause in his contract at the end of last week, with further formalities completed since. Now he has been confirmed as the newest member of Hansi Flick’s squad. Garcia’s transfer is interesting for several reasons. Not many players leave Espanyol for neighbours Barca — and the decision to do so was not taken lightly.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Pol Ballús
Barcelona have confirmed the signing of Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia. He joins the club on a six-year deal that runs through to 2031. The 24-year-old was considered among the best goalkeepers in La Liga last season, and his release clause at Espanyol was set at €25million (£21.1m; $28.6m). Producte català. Qualitat Barça. pic.twitter.com/knFLrUzAmJ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) June 18, 2025The Athletic reported in the DealSheet on June 3 Garcia was among Barcelona’s top priorities this summer.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Pol Ballús
Barcelona are set for another interesting summer, with the desire to strengthen Hansi Flick's squad likely to meet some familiar complications. First of all, the club's long-running adventures in navigating La Liga's spending rules will undoubtedly play a prominent role (and for the latest on Barca's financial situation, follow this link). Meanwhile, their major opening move of the transfer window is in pursuit of Espanyol's Joan Garcia.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Pol Ballús
Barcelona are working to seal their first piece of transfer business this summer. They want to make Espanyol's Joan Garcia their new starting goalkeeper. Garcia, who's arguably been the best in his position in La Liga last season, has a €25million ($28.4m) release clause in his contract and is expected to leave his current club before the end of the transfer window. Barca feel Garcia is a clear one-off market opportunity at this price.
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