Espanyol boss Manolo Gonzalez has been asked about Joan Garcia’s future amid talk that [Barcelona want to bring in the goalkeeper this summer.](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/5/25/24436841/barcelona-go-for-joan-garcia-hansi-flick-and-deco-decide-to-sign-a-goalkeeper)
Barcelona are said to see Garcia as a real market opportunity at present as his release clause is just 25 million euros.
Gonzalez says he would be “very surprised” if Garcia did swap Espanyol for Barcelona and admitted he has offered his goalkeeper some advice.
> “I know he has strong Barça feelings. I’m not in his head, but I would be very surprised if he went to Barça. Because they have Ter Stegen and because they are their eternal rival, I would be very surprised,” he said via Mundo Deportivo.
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> “But I’m not in anyone’s head and I don’t know what they’ll do. I won’t tell them anything. If someone pays the release clause and they want to, there’s nothing they can do. What I’ve told him is to think it over carefully because what he has to do now is play.
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> “What I want is for him to go somewhere where he can play and be happy. To be a top player. Not to go somewhere where there’s a veteran goalkeeper who overtakes him because of his name. He has to keep playing and be a starter. I hope he makes his mind up and doesn’t just go with the name or the money.”
The latest updates on the situation have suggested [Barcelona could even sign Garcia and then send him out on loan to Valencia next season](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/5/25/24437034/rumors-barcelona-could-buy-joan-garcia-and-send-him-out-on-loan) to ensure he’s playing regularly.