Barcelona receive offer from Serie A for defender – conflicting reports on amount

Barcelona appear to be holding onto central defender Ronald Araujo during the January transfer market, despite initial interest from Juventus. However that will have a knock-on effect on their plans elsewhere, and it increasingly looks like Eric Garcia could be the odd one out.

Garcia has been used as much as a central defender as he has a midfielder this season, and already early in January, Girona were linked with another move for him. The 24-year-old spent last season there on loan, and is a fan of manager Michel Sanchez, with Girona Sporting Director Quique Carcel openly acknowledging they are interested in a return for Garcia.

It was reported that Barcelona had agreed a deal with Girona, but now it seems that both clubs are holding out for a better deal – the Blanc-i-Vermells have offered €7m plus €3m in variables. Now Fabrizio Romano is reporting that Garcia is the latest La Liga target for Cesc Fabregas at Como and they have made a €7m bid for his services.

On the other hand, Sport quote Gianluca di Marzio, who says that Como’s offer is as much as €10m, with Fabregas keen to make the move happen. Real Sociedad were also interested in him in the summer, and they are also considering a move.