Fly-half Matéo Garcia, very prominent in recent weeks with Union Bordeaux-Bègles, has decided to take a new direction in his career by joining Toulon. It’s a nice blow for the Rouge et Noir who beat competition from several Top 14 clubs.
Lurking in the shadows for a good while in this matter, Toulon has obtained, according to our information, the agreement of Matéo Garcia. At 22, the Union Bordeaux-Bègles fly-half, trained in Bayonne, was one of the most coveted players on the transfer market.
To beat the competition from Montpellier, who finally withdrew from the file due to the player’s hesitation, and from Bayonne, still waiting to know if Camille Lopez will continue her professional adventure, the Var club will not hesitate to fulfill the training allowances (several thousand euros). The player, for his part, will sign a three-season contract.
In recent weeks, in complete discretion, he had visited the RCT Campus facilities. He took the opportunity to discuss with Pierre Mignoni and the Var leaders. The person concerned was the number 1 priority of the club struck by thrush. Indeed, his profile ticked several good boxes: quality of footwork, good facilitator, reliable scorer, and finally, holder of JIFF status.
Garcia will replace Dan Biggar
Recently, Garcia’s rating has skyrocketed again, notably thanks to his two long-range and decisive penalties scored against Toulouse and Bayonne. Arriving at the end of his contract with Chaban-Delmas, the fly-half, who has long evolved in the shadow of Matthieu Jalibert then in the recent shadow of Joey Carbery, was seduced by the Toulon prospects.
Indeed, Dan Biggar will leave Toulon next June. The future of Enzo Hervé, who has an option year, is dotted as we write these lines. Garcia will thus be in certain competition with the Italian international Paolo Garbisi. In Toulon, it will inevitably be expected as the Varois are experiencing some difficulties in this sector of the game since the combined departures of Belleau and Carbonel in the summer of 2022.
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