Signing on track! Barça, close to reaching an agreement for its great objective for the defense

Joao Cancelo's 'soap opera' seems to have 'unlocked'. FC Barcelona and Manchester City, led by Jorge Mendes as a 'liaison' between both parties, managed to bring their positions closer together in the United States and the Portuguese is close to returning to the culé team. The Blaugranas made a loan offer with a mandatory purchase option starting in June 2025 and would have finished convincing the 'skyblues', while the player has done his part and adjusted his salary to make his return and sign a contract for the next four years.

At Can Barça they would pay around 7 million euros plus the player's fee this summer, with the purchase option being around 20 'kilos' to be paid the following year. The 'citizens' were 'forced' to give in on their claims (they demanded 25 million for the transfer of the Portuguese), since, although they offered the full-back's services to several European clubs, the footballer refused to listen to proposals and his signing sparked little interest in these teams, so the Catalans presented themselves as the only serious 'escape' route.

From Barcelona they made it clear to Cancelo that, as long as a loan was closed with a future transfer that was economically favorable, the club's desire was to make his return to the squad, where next season he will play in his natural position. Right side. Joao, who earned a very high salary at the Etihad Stadium, agreed to lower his salary in exchange for signing a long-term contract with the Catalans, a condition that was accepted by the Barcelona sports management.

Thus, in Saudi Arabia they see how one of their main objectives of the summer 'escapes' into the hands of the Catalan institution. In the Arabian Peninsula they 'pressured' City to obtain the player's signing, sending very important offers to Manchester. However, the Portuguese has not the slightest interest in heading to the Asian country at this point in his career and has completely opted to wear the Barça shirt again, where he feels very comfortable and has found sufficient stability by becoming one of the most used footballers last year.

The 1/1 rule, the key

At the Spotify Camp Nou offices they consider Joao as an unbeatable market opportunity, since he is a specialist in his position and Guardiola does not want him in his squad. Now, the operation is pending the return to the 1/1 rule to be able to register the footballer without problems. At Can Barça they want to have Barreiro's player as soon as possible and are already making moves so that the transfer is ready in the coming days, preventing the defender from having to join City's training sessions.