Barcelona gets money from Sergio Garcia transfer

Since Barcelona was entitled to 20 per cent of the transfer fee if Zaragoza sold former Barcelona player Sergio García (25) (read more here), Barcelona will receive 1,6 million euro°, which could rise to 2 million euro°, as a consequence of the transfer of the player from Zaragoza to Betis Sevilla last week (read more here).

Beits and Zaragoza agreed a transfer price of 8 million euro° plus an additional 2 million euro°.

Aragón regional sports paper Equipo claims that the variables are depending on the striker playing at least 125 games for Betis in the next five seasons and the striker scoring at least 60 goals during that same period.

Zaragoza also keeps 25 per cent of the transfer rights of Sergio García although it's not clear what this means for Barcelona.

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Former Barcelona forward and Sergio García (25), who was earlier this summer rumoured to be on Barcelona's target list (read more here), has yesterday been officially presented as new player of Spanish first division club Betis Sevilla, where the striker signed a five-year contract.

Betis had offically announced the transfer of the Spanish international on Tuesday. His former club Zaragoza officially confirmed the news the same day.

His new club pays a fixed transfer fee of 8 million euro° plus another possible 2 million euro° variables.

Sergio García came through the youth ranks of Barcelona and joined the first team in 2003. One year later he was loaned out to Levante. In the summer of 2005 Sergio García was transferred to Zaragoza.

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Asked about the rumours linking him with a return to Barcelona (read more here), Zaragoza forward and Spanish international Sergio García (24) said at a press conference that he's calm about the whole matter:

"The truth is that I don't know anything, but I think that it's always an honour if a club like Barcelona could be interested in transfering you. If something comes out of it, it would be great but at this moment nobody has said me anything. I have to be calm and don't loose focus, so I'm very relaxed about it and I'm only thinking about the Spanishh national team at this moment."

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Catalan sports paper Sport claims that the Barcelona technical department is divided on the possible transfer of Zaragoza forward and Spanish international Sergio García (24) (read more here).

While Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain wouldn't be very convinced that bringing back the Barcelona youth product could be a good idea, new Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola thinks that Sergio García would be a great addition to the squad.

Sergio García has a buyout clause of 20 million euro° but Zaragoza would be willing to start talking for a transfer fee of around 12 million euro°. The player is delighted about the idea of returning to Barcelona.

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Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that if Zaragoza forward and Spanish international Sergio García (24) is sold this summer, Barcelona will receive 20 per cent of the transfer fee. When Barcelona sold the striker to Zaragoza in the summer of 2005 this was included in the deal.

It is expected that Zaragoza, who were relegated to the Segunda División this season, is willing to sell the player. The club is at this moment holding on to the buyout clause of 18 million euro°.

The player's agent, 'Mágico' Díaz, met last Thursday with Tottenaham officials. Tottenham manager Juande Ramos would be intersted in bringing Sergio García to the Premier League. Liverpool and several Primera División teams would be following the Barcelona youth product. Barcelona has also been linked with the player (read more here).

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Both main Catalan sports papers claim that former Espanyol Barcelona player 'Mágico' Díaz, the agent of Zaragoza forward and Spanish international Sergio García (24), met yesterday in Barcelona with Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain (read more here).

Díaz was informed that Sergio García is considered to be an interesting player, but that he's not a priority and certainly not when Zaragoza holds on to the 18 million euro° buyout clause.

Because José Ramón Alexanko, the head of the Barcelona youth academy, assisted the meeting, it is believed that the main topic during the meeting were the possible transfers of youth players. Díaz represents several players of Barcelona B and other youth categories.

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Madrid sports tabloid Marca claims that Barcelona could pay next week the buyout fee of Zaragoza forward and Spanish international Sergio García (24) (read more here).

Future Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola would have contacted García over the last week to say he's counting on him for next season. The Barcelona youth product, who played last season regularly as right winger, would be delighted by this chance to return and will accept any concrete offer.

Zaragoza nevertheless says they don't need to sell players and point to the buyout clauses of their players. In the case of Sergio García, the buyout fee would be 20 million euro°. Barcelona sold the player three years ago to Zaragoza for 1,5 million euro°.

Catalan sports paper Sport meanwhile claims that Valencia signed a few weeks ago a deal with Zaragoza, giving Valencia the first option on Zaragoza players Sergio García and Alberto Zapater in case Zaragoza was relegated, something that has happened in the meanwhile. Garcia has also been linked to Atlético Madrid.

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Madrid sports tabloid Marca claims that Zaragoza forward Sergio García (24), who was surprisingly added to the Spain list for the Euro 2008 (read more here), is close to return to Barcelona.

Barcelona has already contacted Mágico Díaz, the agent of the player, and García would be delighted by the idea of returning to Barcelona. From the first contact with Zaragoza it seems that the transfer fee could be around 10 million euro°.

Zaragoza has asked all parties for some discretion in the transfer talks since the club, who was relegated this season and has to sell some players (read more here), wants to give the fans some time to get over the frustration of past season. Transfers are therefore not expected to be announced in the next two weeks.

Future Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola explicitly asked Barcelona president Joan Laporta for the Zaragoza striker and Barcelona youth product as he wants to give the squad more caracter and an own identity.

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With Zaragoza relegated to Segunda División and having a debt of over 100 million euro, it's clear the club will have to sell players in the summer.

Like a lot of other clubs Barcelona is following the events in Zaragoza, looking for the possibility to pick up a player for a good price, like they did when current left back defender Sylvinho was transfered from relegated Celta Vigo for only 2 million euro° back in 2004.

Madrid sports tabloid Marca claims that strikers Diego Milito and Sergio García are for sale. Barcelona has in the past been linked several times with Zaragoza forward Diego Milito (28) (read more here), the older brother of Barcelona central defender Gabriel Milito.

The Argentian has a buyout fee of 100 million euro°, although Zaragoza is believed to have verbally agreed with the player that they will accept an offer between 15 and 20 million euro°. Catalan sports paper Sport nevertheless claims that Barcelona is not planning to make a bid for Diego Milito because they consider that price still be too high.

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