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Joao Cancelo during a match with Barça

BARÇA THINKS ABOUT THE LUSO FOR ITS STARTING ELEVEN

FC Barcelona takes advantage of Joao Cancelo's 'blocking' of City and goes ahead with his signing

Published:12/07/2024 - 14:03h

Updated:12/07/2024 - 14:03h

Joao Cancelo has remained a specific goal for FC Barcelona this summer. However, Manchester City has tried to sell the defender to clubs that could make better offers, but has not been successful

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This week highlighted in FCBN that the Manchester City has clear that wishes to do without Joao Cancel, even if for this has to recess his price. Afterwards that the FC Barcelona left him clear that only are interested in a new cession of the footballer and will not negotiate for now a traspaso definite of the player, the English club tried to find other options of exit for the player.

But neither carrying his price of the 30 to the 25 million euros, the City has found a club that can convince to Cancel to forget of the Barça, his maximum priority up to now. The player always has left clear that is happy in the City Condal and in spite of having agreement with the British group until 2027, will not be flexible regarding accepting other proposals, knowing of course that Pep Guardiola does not have he for the new season.

The operation begins to go in in his definite stage

In this context, 'Sport' ensures that in front of a Cancel that it is blocking any possible offer of other teams, the Barça already has put hands to the work to try formalise an agreement that was well for all the parts. The English would open the door to a loan, but with an option of compulsory purchase to execute on 30 June of the 2025.

In the Barça follow keeping his idea of a no compulsory option or that activate by some aims that can fulfil the player. It is thus that with the will of the culés and of the player in the same direction, everything seems to indicate that the "himself" definite of the City to the operation could arrive in the next days, especially when the Barça finally return to the rule of the 1/1.

It is necessary to highlight besides in in the club azulrgana, with Deco and Hansi Flick like leaders of the sportive plot, have Cancel like a side title of the team for this course, already was by the right or by the left. The club knows that his talent already is more than checked and although had some defensive problems in this 2024, Flick can improve him in this appearance and besides create a big competition with players like Koundé and Balde.