Dominik Livakovic did not join Barcelona simply to provide goalkeeper cover, as his agent, Andy Bara, says the Croatian arrived with the intention of competing for the starting role next season.

Livakovic was one of Barcelona’s surprise moves during the summer transfer window.

The club had been looking to strengthen the position with a view to the future, and although several options were considered, no agreement was reached with any target.

Andy Bara has now explained the thinking behind Livakovic’s move.

“Livakovic signed for Barça to prepare this year and be a starter next season and thus compete for the number 1 spot with Joan Garcia,” he revealed, as per SPORT .

Although Joan Garcia remains Barcelona’s first-choice goalkeeper, Bara expects Livakovic to feature regularly.

Dominik Livakovic wants to fight for his place. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

“He could play between seven or ten games because it is very difficult for the starting goalkeeper to be in every game of a season. It’s a lot of games.”