La Liga: Athletic Bilbao agree fee to sign Atletico’s Raul Garcia

Madrid: Spanish international Raul Garcia is set to join Athletic Bilbao from Atletico Madrid after both clubs confirmed they had agreed a transfer fee on Sunday.

“Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have reached an agreement in principle for the transfer of Raul Garcia to our club,” Athletic Bilbao said in a statement on their website.

“The definitive agreement between the clubs and the player depends on the player passing a medical and the formalising of the contracts.”

Garcia was a key player, scoring 17 goals as Atletico won La Liga and reached the Champions League final in 2013/14.