Danger for Barça: Saudi Arabia tempts Joao Cancelo

Published:4/08/2023 - 23:35h

Updated:4/08/2023 - 23:35h

FC Barcelona has Joao Cancelo as its main objective to strengthen the right-back, but the negotiations with Manchester City, which it wants to sell, have not borne fruit. They will have to be attentive, because from Saudi Arabia they want the 29-year-old player

The FC Barcelona has begun, of official way, the negotiations to try do with the services of Joao Cancel from the next season. It is the big aim of Xavi Hernández and the sportive area to reinforce the right side and already have touched the door of the Manchester City, but up to now have not achieved positive answers. The negotiations are in an initial phase, but already there is bad news.

And it is that the English entity has left clear that only will leave to go out to the international with Portugal with a definite sale, whereas the Barça, by his financial situation, solo could allow the cession of the footballer by a season and, probably, with an option of purchase. In front of the problems that is finding the Barcelona entity, from Saudi Arabia appear to tempt to Cancel, as already they have done it with several players of the old continent.

Saudi Arabia, slope of Cancel

Of agreement to an information of the newspaper 'ACE', the picture 'citizen' has received the acercaniento of several clubs and, between them, would be one of the Saudi League. It does not be necessary to overlook that Jorge Mendes already has 'launched' to Rúben Neves to the Half Orient and that, if has opportunity, will carry to more than his represented by the 'substantial' commissions that offer him. With I Cancel, if the Barça does not achieve a solution in brief, could suceder the same.

However, the difference is that now the entity blaugrana has an agreement, in personal terms, with the player of 29 years. It has accepted the conditions that would have presented him the Barça and gave green light for his traspaso, but are expecting that the Manchester City access to leave him go out. Pep Guardiola does not have he for the next season, but as in previous case, resist to the idea to reinforce to a possible rival of free way.

The Barça has to look for a new formula

The culés will have to have a lot of patience and insist of tireless way if really they want to do with the services of Cancel. For the moment, there is not a formal offer so that recale in the City Condal, but yes a score that has not been positive. It touches them 'invent' a formula to arrive to a half point between the requirements of the 'sky blues' and what they can offer. The difference, for now, is quite big and dangerous.