Source: Barça set to sign keeper García for €25m

Barcelona are acceptable to motion Joan García aft exercising the Espanyol goalkeeper's €25 cardinal ($28.9 million) merchandise clause, a root has confirmed to ESPN.

Barça ordered the outgo of the clause, which indispensable beryllium paid to LaLiga astatine first, connected Friday, with the transportation expected to beryllium finalised successful the coming days.

The root said the league inactive request to wide the funds and validate the cognition earlier the woody tin beryllium completed.

García, 24, has agreed a six-year declaration with Barça, moving until 2031, and arrives to fortify a presumption which presently includes Marc-André ter Stegen, Wojciech Szczęsny and Iñaki Peña.

There was besides Premier League involvement successful García -- with Arsenal moving for the stopper past summertime and Manchester City, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Bournemouth each linked this twelvemonth -- but Barça person won the contention for his signature.

Espanyol would person preferred not to suffer him to their cross-city rivals but could bash thing to forestall the transportation arsenic the €25m interest represents the merchandise clause written into his contract.

García, calved successful Catalonia, joined Barcelona-based Espanyol successful 2016 and progressed done the club's academy, yet making his archetypal squad debut successful 2021.

He helped Espanyol triumph promotion to LaLiga successful 2024 and featured successful each 38 league games this play arsenic the Pericos secured endurance connected the last day, earning rave reviews for immoderate of his performances on the way, including successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Real Madrid successful February.