Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has put fans' minds to ease by confirming the club will eventually sign Eric Garcia for free this summer if they can't manage to sign him before the January transfer window shuts.
The Catalans have been in hot pursuit of the Manchester City centre back for quite some time now, with Garcia desperate to return to his boyhood club - for whom he played for between 2008 and 2017.
Garcia's time at City is coming to an end with his contract expiring in the summer, and Barca have been hoping to wrap up a deal for a while now.