by JC_81 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:53 am
I'm as gutted as anyone that Garcia is leaving, in fact I've spent the last 3 years defending him on this forum. But I can't see it being a case uf us kicking him out the door against his will, he must fancy finishing his career in Spain or be a bit homesick I suspect. He's still under contract and could easily refuse to go to Athletico.
As for the fee, if we bought him for around 6 million, then I think he's still worth that at least. He may be 29 now, but his reputation has risen a lot since we signed him, he was never a regular in the Spain squad until his CL performances for us.
It's not as straight forward as that though. If he is indeed going for 3.5 million then we can only assume it was to smooth negotiations with Athletico over Torres. If Torres wasn't involved Garcia would definitely be going for more cash, so I'm not going to be too harsh on Parry over this one.