"Eric [Garcia] has developed into an important player for us [Man City] and played some important games, especially in the last few months – semi-finals of the FA Cup, quarter-finals of the Champions League," City Football Group's chief football operations officer Omar Berrada has said, as per the Manchester Evening News.
"He's become a top young centre-back who Pep [Guardiola] trusts, and we feel that keeping him this season was worth more than what we were offered for him.
"We believe that he can add depth to the squad, and can be important in important games," Berrada concluded.
According to multiple reports, Barca fell just €2m short of Manchester City's demands. The Catalans offered €10m fixed plus €8m in variables. However, the Citizens demanded a further €2m in add-ons.
Because of their failure to land the 19-year-old centre-back, Barca are now left with just 4 centre-backs with Samuel Umtiti still not fit enough and Ronald Araujo freshly promoted.
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