La Liga star opens up on being 'isolated' after summer transfer to Arsenal collapsed

Arsenal were understood to beryllium successful negotiations with Espanyol for Joan Garcia but couldn't hold a transportation interest and ended up bringing successful Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto connected a season-long indebtedness woody instead

Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia has revealed helium decided to "isolate" himself aft watching a imagination summertime transportation to Arsenal collapse.

Arsenal were reportedly successful talks with the LaLiga giants implicit Garcia arsenic Mikel Arteta sought a replacement back-up goalkeeper for David Raya aft Aaron Ramsdale joined Southampton.

It is believed the Gunners agreed idiosyncratic presumption with the £25million-rated keeper but failed to thrash retired a woody with Espanyol.

After walking distant from negotiations, Arsenal ended up bringing successful Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto connected a season-long indebtedness woody instead.

Now Garcia has spoken retired astir however helium dealt with the speculation linking him with the Premier League.

"I tried to isolate myself from everything that was being said," helium told Spanish outlet Marca. "I had been fixed the accidental to bash thing I had been warring for for a agelong time, which was to beryllium Espanyol’s starting goalkeeper. I couldn’t discarded this opportunity."

Garcia has played 12 times for Espanyol successful LaLiga this play aft making his afloat breakthrough successful the squad erstwhile they were playing successful Spain's 2nd tier past year.

He hasn't ruled retired leaving adjacent summertime - aft sporting manager Fran Garagarza admitted the subordinate could beryllium sold - but insisted helium was blessed astatine the club.

"It is thing that I deliberation should not beryllium talked astir truthful much,’ helium added. "I effort not to fto it impact maine and effort to beryllium isolated, though it is complicated.

"I deliberation I americium handling it rather well, I cannot power it. It is not affecting me. Whatever volition be, volition be."

It turns retired Garcia would not person enjoyed excessively overmuch crippled clip if helium did articulation the Gunners - with Neto failing to marque an quality since his determination from Bournemouth.

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