Even though Joao Cancelo’s loan term at FC Barcelona came to an end officially on June 30, the player still continues to be listed on the club’s official website in the squad list with the No. 2 shirt that he wore last season.
This is an indicator of the Blaugrana’s intention to re-sign the Portuguese international once again despite facing several hurdles in pursuit of the right-back.
For starters, Barcelona are seeking to bring Cancelo back only on a loan arrangement but Manchester City want to sell him permanently and are seeking a fee of €30 million.
On top of that, clubs from Saudi Arabia are ready to match Man City’s demands for the 30-year-old.
Barcelona patient about Cancelo
Despite that, SPORT reports that Barcelona are exercising a patient approach as far as their pursuit of Joao Cancelo is concerned.
The Catalans intend to bring him back to the fold while the Manchester City outcast himself is eager to move back to La Liga. However, they will have to wait for the approval of Manchester City, who currently have other plans for the player.
Pep Guardiola does not want to count on the Portuguese and Txiki Begiristain has been looking for a transfer for weeks to get rid of the full-back.
Cancelo is waiting for Barcelona. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)
And, the strategy of the Barça sports management, which Deco is in charge of, is to wait. They are not in such a hurry because the right-back position is covered by Jules Kounde, Hector Fort and Julian Araujo and they hope that the player will force Man City into a new loan.
Barcelona’s two allies
In this sense, Barça have two important allies. The first is the player’s agent, Jorge Mendes, who will do his job and force Manchester City to find the best way out for the player.
The second ally is Pep Guardiola who does not want Cancelo in his squad. He has already sanctioned a loan move to Bayern and one to Barça.
As things stand, the Portuguese right-back will…
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Author : Michel Durant
Publish date : 2024-07-29 10:45:41
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