According to Diario AS, there will be no repeat of last season’s saga with Dani Olmo and Pau Victor as Garcia will be registered for the entire campaign. La Liga expect Ter Stegen to miss over four months of action due to his back injury, allowing Barcelona to register Garcia until July.

Barcelona goalkeeper Joan García will be available for Saturday's league opener against Mallorca after LaLiga granted the club permission to use salary space allocated for the injured Marc-Andre ter Stegen.