On August 14, the afternoon of the European time zone, the top team of La Liga Barcelona released a heavy news: the club has completed the registration procedures of Depay, Eric Garcia and Manaj three new players, who are about to put on the Barcelona robe and fight in the new season.
It is worth noting that both Depay and Eric Garcia are free agents. Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has always favored Depay, and has been pushing to sign the Dutch shot-stopper ever since he moved from his position as Dutch national team manager to coach Barcelona last year. Depay left Lyon after his contract expired this summer and eventually chose to join Barcelona.
The success of Depay's registration is crucial for Barcelona. With the departure of Lionel Messi, the strength of the team's forward line has been greatly affected, and core players such as Ansou Fathi, Dembele and Aguero are all in the stage of recuperating from injuries. In the first round of matches, Barcelona will face the powerful Real Sociedad, Depay's registration success is of great significance to the first match that Koeman will lead the team to participate in.
Eric Garcia was brought in as a central defender by Barcelona this summer, and the club expects the in-house youth player to strengthen the team's backline. As for Manaj, previously viewed as a Barcelona B team player, he has now managed to register with the adult team, but his exact number has not yet been determined.
According to the La Liga League, the deadline for registering new recruits is August 31st. However, as the first round of La Liga matches kicked off earlier than August 31, FC Barcelona seized the time to complete the registration of new recruits.
