World Sports: If Barcelona does not renew Eric Garcia’s contract, Chelsea is interested in signing him in the winter window

Hupu News on October 16 According to the Spanish media "World Sports News", Chelsea is still looking for defender reinforcement options in the transfer market. Although Barcelona central defender Araujo has been rumored to have affairs with other Premier League clubs including the Blues, the Blues' priority target seems to have turned to another Barcelona central defender Eric Garcia.

"World Sports News" stated that the Spanish central defender's contract with Barcelona will expire at the end of this season, which has attracted the attention of Chelsea and other Premier League clubs.

In this summer transfer window, Chelsea has shown interest in Barcelona players such as Fermín Lopez and Casado. Now Garcia has also entered the recruitment list of Stamford Bridge senior management. Although the 400 million euro release clause in the player's contract is prohibitive, if Barcelona fails to complete the contract extension, Chelsea is ready to start negotiations at any time.

At the same time, Araujo still retains his appeal at Stamford Bridge, but the general view of the Blues is that the Uruguayan central defender is extremely loyal to Barcelona and has not yet shown any intention to leave the team.

Eric Garcia is reportedly a target Chelsea hope to sign in January, but he is likely to have completed his contract extension by then. Araujo has also been discussed within the club, and theoretically there is indeed interest, but all parties are not convinced that he is willing to leave Barcelona... Unless the player clearly expresses his desire to transfer, the situation will not change, but at present he does not have any intention to leave the team.

Eric Garcia's situation is particularly special: If he fails to reach a contract extension with Barcelona, ​​he will be eligible to negotiate freely with other clubs in January 2026. Chelsea may try to act early and complete the signing before the contract expires. However, there are still variables in this transfer, and Camp Nou is confident in retaining key players in the defense.

All in all, Chelsea always pay close attention to Barcelona's developments. But between Araujo and Garcia, the Blues are more inclined to pursue options with expiring contracts and more controllable transfer costs.