Barcelona City sign Eric Garcia for 1.5m euros

In another move that will concern Barcelona's supporters, Manchester City have plundered La Masia to take one of their brightest prospects in Eric Garcia.

The English club will pay 1.5 million euros for the transfer of the player which comes just days after another highly-rated youngster, Jordi Mboula, joined Monaco for 3m.

Former captain of Barcelona, Carles Puyol, now a player's agent and the representative of the 16-year-old, told the club that his client did not intend to remain in the club.

They consider that the chances to succeed at City are greater than in the Catalan club where there are many other players in the same position.

Eric Garcia is a centre-back with characteristics similar to Gerard Pique and before Friday, the Citizens will pay his buyout clause to bring him to England.

He is not, by any means, the first academy player to leave for the Premier League.

Previously Cesc, Pique, Bellerin and Jon Toral, among others, have trodden the same path.