The Barcelona team managed to register goalkeeper Joan Garcia before the first round match of the Spanish championship against Mallorca. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The official La Liga website confirmed that the goalkeeper, who joined the "blue-purple" team from Espanyol during the summer transfer window, has been registered. Today, at 20:30 Moscow time, the match against Mallorca will begin, and head coach Hans-Dieter Flick may use the new player.
Joan Garcia's transfer cost Barcelona 25 million euros. Last season, the 24-year-old player appeared in all 38 matches for Espanyol, conceded 51 goals, and kept a clean sheet eight times.
This transfer is considered a step aimed at strengthening the team's defensive line.
