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The 'Cancelo case' is reactivated! The Barça goes back to negotiate with the Manchester City

Published:11/08/2023 - 23:55h

Updated:12/08/2023 - 08:29h

According to information from Fabrizio Romano, FC Barcelona has officially reactivated contacts with Manchester City for the possible hiring of Joao Cancelo this summer. The operation has been 'unfrozen'

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The signing of Joao Cancel is not descartado for this summer. All the contrary. In the last hours has gone back to insist in that Xavi Hernández has like priority the incorporation of the international with Portugal to reinforce the right side. To the FC Barcelona has insisted him in that it is necessary that arrive somebody to play by the band to elevate the level of the staff and can litigate by all the titles in this season.

The blaugrana know that the possible arrival of Cancel will suppose, surely, a big outlay. When they began the negotiations with the Manchester City, does some weeks, already there was a slam by the economic requirements. The English only are had to leave him go out through a definite sale, whereas from the Barça put on the table the possibility that it land in the City Condal by means of a cession by a season, with option of compulsory purchase.

The Barça goes back to insist in Cancel

Of agreement to a recent information of the specialist in the market of signings, Fabrizio Romano, the contacts between the Barça, City and the surroundings of the footballer of 29 years have reactivated the contacts for tantear the operation and find the most hit formula for his incorporation in this summer. The 'culprit' has been Xavi, the one who has gone back to insist in his profile to reinforce the right-handed band.

And it is that the egarense considers that the international with Portugal has to be prioritario for the blaugrana. It has asked that they keep the conversations and that find a positive denouement, but is conscious that it will depend on the economic conditions. The Barça is not in conditions to disburse a big quantity of money, especially because -in spite of the new 'crowbar'- will follow having restrictions with the Fair Play financial.

Other names that sound for the side

The Catalans will look for that the operation arrive to good port but, in case that the Manchester City put fetters on the way, have other names in the diary. Juan Foyth has gone back to be related with the Barça, after the player communicated to the Villarreal that had the intention to leave to the City Condal. His clause, of 54 million euros, turns it into an alternative complicated, whereas the options 'low cost' are the ones of Pablo Maffeo or Iván Fresneda.

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