Joao Cancelo's future remains more open than ever. Pep Guardiola does not have the player and Manchester City is looking for a way out, but the high demands of the 'skyblues' have prevented his transfer from being completed. FC Barcelona is more than interested in his return, but the more than 20 million euros demanded from the offices of the Etihad Stadium made his operation unfeasible for the culés.
However, and with the transfer market entering its final stretch, the 'citizens' have begun to give ground in order to get rid of the Portuguese's signing. This is what Sampedor's man hinted at in his last appearance before the media, where he assured that all scenarios are open with the right back despite the fact that he is not part of his plans for next season.
"Cancelo? He's training with us and he's behaving very well in training. Can he rejoin the squad? Maybe yes...or not. We still don't know," explained Guardiola, who limited himself to play by surprise with the fate of the Portuguese, who was 'forced' to rejoin the discipline of the Mancunian first team after negotiations for his departure 'stalled'.
However, the Catalan coach left some statements that have put Barça officials on alert. In the middle of his appearance, Pep admitted that Joao's departure through a loan is a possibility to resolve his situation in the current Premier League champion."We'll see what's going to happen. For now he's training. He can stay or he could go out on loan. These are possibilities that are on the table. I still don't know," he revealed.
His operation can be unlocked soon
This is the first time that Manchester City, through an official voice, acknowledges that there is a possibility that Cancelo could leave through a loan. Until now, the message from the English was that the player would only leave with a permanent transfer, but no club on the continent was interested in his situation. Now, Barcelona would have the doors open to arrange his return on loan and his agent, Jorge Mendes, would already be in talks to achieve it, as reported by 'SPORT'.
At Can Barça they are working to resolve their financial problems and achieve the registration of their players without problems. Once this goal is reached, the Portuguese operation would be 'unlocked' immediately, as long as it is handled as a loan without a mandatory purchase option. Joao only thinks about wearing the Barça shirt again and would have rejected the million-dollar offers from Saudi Arabia to fulfill his wish, which could be formalized soon.