Official, golden duo with Eric Garcia for just €3M: Barça will sign him in January

Eric Garcia, center-back for Barça, excelled against PSG and showed, once again, that he is the most in-form defender in the squad led by German Hansi Flick. Eric Garcia was harshly criticized a few seasons ago, but the defender kept working, agreed to go on loan to Girona, and today is an undisputed starter at Barça, the club of his life. Now Barça already considers him essential and Flick is preparing a signing for January so that he can form a golden partnership alongside the talentedEric Garcia, who will remain a starter.

Despite the 2-1 (1-2) defeat against PSG led by Luis Enrique, Eric Garcia was flawless and barely made mistakes against a fast and direct attack made up of true speedsters. Unlike Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsí is not performing well at all, as he has faded in these last official matches: he made a serious mistake against PSG. For all these reasons, Joan Laporta and Flick are preparing a signing for this upcoming January transfer window: a great duo alongside Eric Garcia, the center-back from Martorell.

Pau Cubarsí, Ronald Araújo, and Andreas Christensen are currently behind Eric Garcia, and Hansi Flick confirms this. The German coach, however, hopes that Barça will close a high-profile signing in the coming months: he wants a new center-back this January 2026. Eric Garcia, meanwhile, keeps doing his thing: whether as a full-back or as a center-back, the Martorell native is outstanding and is winning the affection of culer fans.

Official, golden partnership with Eric Garcia for only €3M: Barça will sign him in January

The summer transfer window closed on August 31, but Barça keeps working to try to seize any market opportunity this coming January. The backline has suffered significant losses due to sales and injuries, so for January, the arrival of a center-back to partner with Eric Garcia is not ruled out. The academy graduate has secured the starting spot in an undisputed manner thanks to his exquisite ball control and his strength in defensive actions.

No one gave a "cent" for the young defender trained at Barça with a past at City and Girona, but Garcia has silenced critics with great performances in La Liga and the Champions League. His performance is so good that, even with everyone available, he would surely keep starting.

Now the challenge is for Joan Laporta, who is preparing three million euros to close a signing now: he must arrive this coming January, according to Barça. In recent times, several candidates have been mentioned, but it seems that the culer leadership has already chosen a defender who will arrive, if all goes well, this January.

Eric Garcia asks Joan Laporta: he needs a gold-level signing to win the Champions League with Barça

This summer, Barça has moved a lot to try to balance their finances and has let several defenders go. Lenglet has left for Atleti and Iñigo Martínez, the leader of the defense, for Al-Nasrr, not to mention that Marcos Alonso and Joao Cancelo are also no longer part of the squad.

The departure of Iñigo Martínez has been tough, but Eric Garcia has established himself at the heart of the backline, surpassing Pau Cubarsí, who is now set to be a substitute. Cubarsí's performance has been very poor and, therefore, Flick is already looking at possible new signings: there is a top and promising defender who would make a fantastic duo with Eric Garcia.

This is Hafiz Gariba, an 18-year-old center-back who plays in Barça's youth teams. Gariba excelled in Barça Juvenil's victory against PSG and has a great chance of making the leap to the first team, where Cubarsí has fallen behind in the race. Joan Laporta's Barça is preparing three million to renew Gariba, who has already trained with Flick this year and is ready to make the definitive leap.