The directive of the FC Barcelona has fixed this Thursday like deadline to close the signing of Joao Cancel. Joan Laporta is conscious of the multiple movements that could produce the Friday before the midnight and does not want to expect more to present to the luso, whose cession was pactada with the Manchester City does already a week. To close the operation, is indispensable to receive the pending payment of Free Football.
And it is that the bottom German investor also has term until this Thursday to credit 20 of the 40 pending millions by 9,8% of Barça Vision. With this money, the club will have sufficient margin salarial to inscribe to the Portuguese side, although the directive no descarta activate other mechanisms of last hour to avoid difficulties. One has to see with presenting a personal guarantee issued by Laporta and the treasurer of the Barça, Ferran Olivé. The another option is to negotiate with an American investor if I Free does not fulfil the pactado.
I cancel it awaits by his arrival to Catalonia
In the meantime, I Cancel are still in Portugal waiting for the official announcement of his cession. The one of Barreiro accepted to go down his wage to facilitate his exit of a City that did not have he this season. The luso will arrive by a year, without option of compulsory purchase and by a mount still no desvelado. In principle, the managerial 'sky blue' wanted to include the compulsory purchase if they fulfilled some variables, but the Barça descartó this option not to have problems with the 'Fair Play' financial.
Joao Left to train with the City the past Thursday, while it closed his new exit to loan, the second this year after his go through the Bayern Munich. The defender of 29 years has not explained for Pep Guardiola in the four first official parties of the season, but yes made the pre-season with the ones of Manchester and would be in conditions to travel to Pamplona the Sunday if the Barça attains to inscribe him totime .
The market is far to close for the Barça
If the Thursday attains to resolve the signing of Joao Cancel, the market will be still far to close for the Barcelona. The directive foresees to concretise in the next hours a pair of exits that would open the door to Joao Félix or another reinforcement of last minute, being Clément Lenglet and Ez Abde those who more options have to leave . Neither descarta do without Ansu Fati and Eric García, in whose case is very likely that arrive another player (a mediocentro).