Barcelona offered midfielder Rafinha Alcantara to Manchester City in their negotiations to sign defender Eric Garcia, report Catalan radio station RAC1.
It is said that the Blaugrana offered €8m upfront for Garcia alongside a further €2m in add-ons, plus the transfer of Rafinha included in part of the deal.
However, the English side rejected such a proposal and instead want a straight-up €20m for the central defender – a price which has dropped from their original demands of €30m.
❗️ Novetats en l’operació Eric Garcia:
📌 El Barça ofereix 8 milions + 2 variables + Rafinha
📌 El City vol 20 milions (inicialment en demanava 30) i no vol Rafinha perquè té massa migcampistes#frac1 pic.twitter.com/2vvFcwDD7o— El Barça juga a RAC1 (@FCBRAC1) October 1, 2020
Rafinha, 27, spent the previous campaign on a season long loan deal at Celta Vigo from the Camp Nou – where he made 90 first-team appearances – and he spent the second half of the 2017/18 season on loan at Inter, but has now returned.
Rafinha played 30 games for the Galician club last season – 29 in La Liga and one in the Copa del Rey – scoring four goals and providing one assist.
