Eric Garcia has indicated he wishes to leave Manchester City (Nick Potts/PA)Manchester City defender Eric Garcia has turned down the offer of a contract extension at the Etihad Stadium. The highly-rated 19-year-old centre-back has been linked with a return to his boyhood club Barcelona. The Spaniard, who joined City from the Catalan giants three years ago, has made 19 first-team appearances this season. Manager Pep Guardiola said at a press conference: “He announced to us that he doesn’t want to extend his contract with Manchester City. With Guardiola appearing to lack confidence in a John Stones-Nicolas Otamendi pairing, midfielder Fernandinho was deployed as a makeshift centre-back for most of the campaign.

Source: Irish Independent August 06, 2020 13:30 UTC