British media: Arsenal and Villa may miss Joan Garcia, the players are close to joining Barcelona

According to talksport, Arsenal and Aston Villa may miss the transfer target Joan Garcia because the players are close to joining Barcelona.

The Espanyol goalkeeper has become the target of pursuit by multiple teams this summer, and each team is looking to upgrade their goalkeeper choice. Arsenal hopes to find a competitor for David Raya, as the current substitute Neto is 35 years old. Meanwhile, Aston Villa may lose Martinez, and Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Saudi teams are interested in him.

However, their target Joan Garcia is about to sign for La Liga giants Barcelona, ​​and despite playing for his city rival Espanyol, the former Spanish youth international appears to be ready to join the five-time Champions League champions. He will report to sign a five-year contract at Camp Nou, and Barcelona will need to trigger his 25 million euro termination clause to sign the goalkeeper.

Joan Garcia will replace Ter Stegen, who has been the main goalkeeper and captain for a long time, who missed the entire 2024/25 season due to a ruptured patellar tendon. Ter Stegen's 11-year career at Barcelona may end, and he joined from Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2014.

He has three years left on his current contract, but his salary is one of the highest in the team. The player himself has allegedly expressed his willingness to leave the club. Ter Stegen has lived in the shadow of legendary goalkeeper Neuer throughout his national team career. Entering the World Cup season, Ter Stegen hopes to get a stable playing time and strive to become the main goalkeeper in the 2026 World Cup.

Missing Joan Garcia may not be Aston Villa's only trouble this summer, and failing to advance to the Champions League means they may have to sell players to comply with financial regulations. This could lead them to abandon their youth training product Jacob Ramsey, the £50 million player who will be sold will bring 100% profit to the club. Chelsea is interested in Rodgers, but it is understood that Villa is determined to keep him.