By Daily sports on October 4, 2020

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he wants to sign Manchester City defender Eric Garcia before the transfer window closes on Monday.

Garcia is out of contract at the Etihad next summer and has expressed a desire to return to Barca, the club he left in 2017.

Koeman would also like to be reunited with Lyon's Memphis Depay, who he worked with during his time in charge of the Dutch national team, although he conceded Barca's financial situation is holding them back in the transfer market.

"There are two positions in the team where signings would do us good," Koeman told a news conference on Saturday. "We need a centre-back and a No. 9. These are two positions where it would help to have more bodies.

"We've got until Monday. It's true we want [Garcia] here. We [only] have three or four centre-backs, so it's a bit tight.

"I hope we can get it done, but we know the situation is tough financially. There's interest but we don't know if we can do it."

Koeman did not name Depay directly but sources have told ESPN that he has emerged as a low-cost alternative to Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez due to his contract situation at Lyon. Like Garcia, he's into the final year of his contract. (ESPN)

•PHOTO: Ronald Koeman 

Source Daily sports

Posted October 4, 2020

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