Each system: Barcelona tried to pay Joan Garcia s transfer fee in installments, but was rejected by Espanyol

The Daily Sports reported that Barcelona had tried to pay Joan Garcia's transfer fee in installments, but was rejected by the Spaniard.

Barcelona deposited the termination amount of Joan Garcia last Friday. On Monday, La Liga officially notified Espanyol Club to confirm that it had received the base amount of 25 million euros and the corresponding inflation adjustment amount (total of about 26.3 million euros). The goalkeeper will officially become a Barcelona player in the next few hours.

Although Barcelona finally chose to pay the termination fee, the club tried to complete the transaction in the form of a transfer, although they knew it was extremely difficult. Because raising such a huge amount of funds is not easy, which is why most interclub transactions ultimately choose installment transfers. Even Figo's famous transaction to transfer from Barcelona to Real Madrid is essentially a transfer operation of installment payments.

Barcelona was originally willing to negotiate an installment plan with Espanyol and promised to give Espanyol certain compensation, such as adding players to the deal. Joan Garcia's agent team even participated in the negotiation attempt. The goalkeeper's Niagara Sports agency is run by Andy Bara and Juanma Lopez, and the company also has forward Roberto Fernandez, who performed well in the second half of last season, who performed well in the Spanish.

Roberto Fernandez's ownership belongs to Braga, and Espanyol is very interested in its retention in the 2025-26 season. Joan Garcia's agent once hinted to Espanyol that if they agree to transfer negotiations with Barcelona, ​​they will push Roberto to stay and strive for Braga to cooperate with the operation.

But the Espanyol management, led by Chen Yansheng, refused negotiations toughly, and they still refused to consider them even though the transfer negotiations may bring additional benefits to the club. This position is reasonable considering the Spaniard's fierce reaction to the goalkeeper's turn to his mortal enemy.