Football Transfer : Barça Cool Garay Talks?

Barcelona were though to have all but sealed the signature of the 21 year-old Argentine defender, but according to Sport.es, his agents are starting to grow concerned at the lack of contact they have received from the club. Ricardo Schlieper and Fabián Basualdo flew into Spain two weeks ago to try and facilitate negotiations between Barça and Racing and met with the clubs to discuss a potential deal. Despite reports in the Spanish press - notably in Diario Sport - that Barcelona had agreed an €18 million fee for the defender on a five-year contract, no official agreement was reached during that meeting. Since then, Barcelona appear to have become more relaxed in their pursuit of Garay, and the agents are becoming worried that the initial talks will not materialise into a move for their client. It would be the second time a potential move to one of Spain's big two has fallen through for Garay after a move to Real Madrid last summer suffered a similar fate. A number of other clubs, including Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Lyon, Juventus, have previously been linked with moves for Garay and should Barcelona fail to push the deal through, there is certain to be a lot of interest in his signature come the summer.

Nick Dorrington