The two players with whom FC Barcelona could make room for Joao Cancelo

Published:8/08/2024 - 19:47h

Updated:8/08/2024 - 20:28h

Barça insists on the return of Joao Cancelo to the entity Although the Portuguese's operation has 'cooled', the culés do not rule out his signing and could work on the departures of Julián Araújo and Héctor Fort to make room for him in the squad

FC Barcelona is aware that, in order to achieve the desired signings this summer, they have to expedite the 'exit operation'. Oriol Romeu was the first to leave the Barça locker room, and from the Spotify Camp Nou offices they continue to work incessantly on the transfers of players who do not count for Hansi Flick with the aim of making room for the names that the German has marked as possible reinforcements for your team.

One of them would be Joao Cancelo, whose return to Barcelona has been 'stalled' due to the financial demands of Manchester City, who refuse to part with him in exchange for a simple loan, and the number of troops he has. the blaugrana squad in its position. For this reason, the Barcelona institution would be studying the possibility of ruling out a couple of these players and there would already be two great 'signatures'.

The first of them is Julián Araujo, who returned to the club after his fruitful time at UD Las Palmas. The Mexican showed a good performance in the Canary Islands and the Catalan entity wanted to give him a chance. On the North American tour, against City, he started as a winger from the beginning, but fell into ostracism against Madrid and Milan. Hansi Flick did not give him a minute in these last two duels, even betting on Álex Valle with a changed leg, so he seems 'condemned' to change his scene to get minutes.

According to journalist Toni Juanmartí, Bournemouth would be following in his footsteps and would offer the 10 million euros that the Catalans are asking for his transfer. Can Barça really likes this proposal, which is why they have already started negotiations with the Cherries. The operation is not yet closed, but it is on track and talks between both clubs have made significant progress in recent hours. Furthermore, Betis and Sevilla would be attentive to his situation.

One chosen by Xavi, the other 'sacrificed'

For his part, Héctor Fort's future would also be 'threatened' by Cancelo's 'shadow'. Like Araujo, the 17-year-old footballer would have lost the trust of Flick who chose to use Valle on the right wing. Even though he can play as a left back, Gerard Martín would have more options than him to replace Balde on this side, so a loan would be well received by Barça with the aim of getting him 'experienced' in the First Division.

If Can Barça finally fails to reach an agreement with Manchester City to finalize the Portuguese's return to Barcelona, the future of either of these two players could change, with the youth player being the one who has the best chance of continuing in the team. Otherwise, both players could try their luck in a new destination to make way for a much more proven Cancelo and whose quality and hierarchy could give a plus to the team led by Flick.