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Joan García snubs Barça: he either plays for Real Madrid or he'll go to the Premier League

The decision Joan García has made regarding Real Madrid's interest in signing him

After the end of the season, it can be confirmed with complete certainty that Joan García has had an excellent performance. By saving Espanyol from relegation, Joan has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in LaLiga. This has put him on the radar of several major clubs, with Barcelona extremely interested in signing him.

Despite the intentions of the culés to finalize his transfer, Joan García has no intention of joining Barcelona. Deciding not to become a blaugrana, Joan also isn't looking to keep playing one more season at Espanyol. This is due to the interest that Real Madrid has shown in him, considering Joan a key goalkeeper for the future.

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Joan García with Espanyol | Didac Aguirre

His rejection of Barcelona has made it clear that he'll either join Real Madrid or accept one of the offers he has received. Because of this, Real Madrid has the opportunity to finalize his transfer without issues and prevent his move to a Premier League club.

Joan García's firm decision

This season has been simply spectacular from Joan García with Espanyol. With the clear goal of keeping the team in LaLiga, Joan has achieved this through a very solid performance. In 3,420 min. (3,420 minutes) played, Joan managed to keep 8 clean sheets and conceded 51 goals, which are very positive numbers.

With enough talent to stand out at another higher-level club, Real Madrid has the opportunity to sign him. Given Courtois's age and the possible departure of Andriy Lunin, Real Madrid could secure the future of their goal with Joan García.

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Joan García with Espanyol | Didac Aguirre

His rejection of Barcelona has been a clear statement of intent from Joan García for the summer transfer market. The culés, even if they had the capital to sign Joan, could never do so given the complete dislike the goalkeeper feels for the club.

The new Real Madrid goalkeeper

Although Real Madrid hasn't made an offer for Joan García, this is only a matter of time. After his rejection of Barcelona, Real Madrid has many advantages to carry out this operation in the coming weeks.

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