Xavi reveals that Barça did bid last winter for Joao Cancelo!

The FC Barcelona left to go in the market of winter to Héctor Bellerín after some first in which the defender did not finish convincing to Xavi Hernández and his technical body to be the indicated for the role to title in the position. In spite of weakening in this zone, the culés knew to close the season of good way in defence, although certainly yes that tried a reinforcement in this moment.

Like this it has confirmed it the own Xavi Hernández in 'TV3' of the Catalan television, recognising that Joao Cancel was offered to the Barça by his agent and they gave the seen well. However, the English decided to yield it to the Bayern Munich. "We wanted to I Cancel in January. They offered it to us and gave him the 'himself'. At the end they said us that the Manchester City did not want to it yield to the Barça, did not leave it come", revealed Xavi.

The Barça will have to look for a new agreement

The luso did not go in in the plans of Guardiola and after analysing it internally, the City decanted for sending it to the German group, where finally has not had the leadership that expected and will have to go back to the Etihad to resolve his future this next month of June. The Bayern already has decided not paying the final price to do with 100% of the services of Cancel, fixed in 70 million euros.

By his part, the City asks 40 'kilos' by his signing, an inferior figure to which paid in 2019 when it hired it of the Juventus (65 millions), in an operation that included the Brazilian Danilo like part of that payment. Now his representative, Jorge Mendes, is looking for again a destination for the defender and has insisted with the Barça, those who will have to opt to a cession to face the operation in this summer.

A lot of factors no longer are against of the culés

I cancel it contested 19 parties with the Bayern in in the second half of the season, two of them in the Champions League. All know that the player will not go back to Etihad Stadium because it does not go in in the plans of Pep Guardiola in spite of his good performance during the two previous courses. Already without the interest of the Bayern, the culés will be able to try close the operation of a simpler way.