Girona suffering from transfer headache after parting ways with star player | OneFootball

Earlier this week, it was announced that Aleix Garcia had left Girona to join last season’s Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen. The 26-year-old had been one of Michel Sanchez’s most reliable players over the last couple of seasons, and he played a major role in the Catalan side qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in their history.

Girona understand that selling Garcia was a sensible economic decision, but as the days go on, they are starting to realise that it will be extremely difficult to replace him at a price that they are able to. As Diario AS say, Garcia’s departure leaves a hole that will cost too much to fill.

The expectation is that Oriol Romeu will return to Girona from Barcelona, and he is seen as a sort-of replacement, although he and his former teammate are drastically different players. Garcia’s transitional play and creativity are sure to be dearly missed at Montilivi next season.