TA wrote an article and commented that Eric Garcia has staged a "redemption" journey in Barcelona this season. From a player on the verge of leaving the team, he has counterattacked and become the most stable and most relied upon defender under coach Flick.

Eric Garcia struggled after returning from Manchester City in 2021, and was even loaned to Girona last season. However, it was this successful loan spell that restored his confidence and played a key role in Girona's historic run into the Champions League. After returning to Barcelona this season, he initially remained a rotation player and was even almost sold to Serie A team Como in January this year.

The turning point of his career occurred in a match against Benfica in the Champions League. Garcia came on as a substitute when the team fell behind 2-4 and scored the key equalizer to help the team finally reverse 5-4. It was the performance of this game that made coach Flick make up his mind to terminate all transfer negotiations about him.

Since then, Garcia has completely exploded. So far this season, he ranks second on the team in playing time and ranks among the best in key defensive statistics such as steals and forward passes.

His central defender partnership with Kubasi performed well and is even expected to put Araujo and Christensen on the bench in the upcoming national derby.

At present, Barcelona sports director Deco has publicly confirmed that he is negotiating with Garcia to renew his contract. The 24-year-old defender has finally fulfilled the outside world's expectations of him as "captain for the next ten years".