Last week it was reported that Inigo Martinez could have left for Saudi Arabia after the Blaugrana received a �5m bid for the Basque defender, a move that Flick decided to put a halt to. Marca have now revealed that Flick also prevented Eric Garcia and Ansu Fati leaving the club.

It is well-documented that Girona were interested in bringing Garcia back, and on Monday Quique Carcel admitted as much.

�We wanted Eric to return because he is a player who would have helped us be more competitive and define the coach�s game. It would have been an excellent signing on our part and that is why we asked Barca for it. I think they didn�t want him to leave, but everyone knows how things are at home, it�s a situation that they will know about. I tried, but it couldn�t be,� Carcel told MD.

He would go on to emphasize that while Girona had lost a number of key players, the most important thing was that they had retained manager Michel Sanchez. He also confirmed progress was being made on Arnau Martinez�s renewal, but declined to comment on the child pornography scandal allegedly involving Girona B player Ferran Ruiz.

It was also revealed that Porto made a move for Garcia in the final days of the transfer market. Ansu Fati is set to return to full fitness this week, after doing part of Monday�s training session, and the Blaugrana also received approaches from Benfica, Porto and multiple Premier League sides for the 21-year-old. Nevertheless, Flick was concerned about their depth without all three, with injuries to Ronald Araujo and Andreas Christensen having an impact at the back in particular.