Barcelona have an overbooking of center-backs in the squad for next season with Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo, Andreas Christensen, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia and Inigo Martinez all available.
Hansi Flick therefore needs to make a decision on some of his fringe players and reportedly prefers to have Eric in his squad than Martinez for a number of reasons, according to Marca.
The new Barca coach is said to have been studying both players and prefers Eric as he can also play as a pivot, has better distribution and can contribute goals. He scored five times in La Liga last season for Girona while on loan from Barcelona.