Arsenal have been strongly linked with a transfer for an thrilling expertise in La Liga for some time now, and he’s simply been in comparison with Lionel Messi of all folks.
Not a nasty comparability, besides it’s a little bit of a wierd one because the participant in query is a goalkeeper – Espanyol’s Joan Garcia.
Cadena SER have been among the many retailers to just lately report on Arsenal being in pole place to signal Garcia this summer time.
One imagines different high golf equipment will certainly be in for the gifted Spanish shot-stopper within the close to future, as he’s clearly actually extremely regarded.
Espanyol supervisor Manolo Gonzalez has been discussing Garcia, and mentioned that his workforce having him is like when Barca had Messi.
Is Arsenal switch goal Joan Garcia the Lionel Messi of goalkeepers?
It’s exhausting to match goalkeepers with Messi, however Garcia is clearly a particular expertise and has that match-winning significance that the Argentine had for Barcelona at his peak.
“We’ve a goalkeeper who makes a distinction. That is like when Barca had Messi,” Gonzalez mentioned, as quoted by the Metro.
“He’s going to be a world reference, and I’m glad for him as an expert and as an individual.”
This may absolutely excite Arsenal followers, although the hyperlinks with Garcia are additionally barely stunning whereas they nonetheless have David Raya as their primary.
Raya stays a high class ‘keeper and it’s exhausting to see him dropping his place as a starter in Mikel Arteta’s XI.
On the identical time, although, it absolutely wouldn’t make a lot sense for AFC to signal somebody pretty much as good as Garcia solely to place him on the bench.
The 23-year-old may maybe exit on mortgage first, or keep at Espanyol for an additional yr, simply as Giorgi Mamardashvili has finished with Valencia this season, regardless of Liverpool agreeing a deal for him final summer time.
