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Joao Cancelo and Maffeo, the strongest options that Barça manages for their side

Published:13/07/2023 - 19:05h

Updated:13/07/2023 - 22:01h

FC Barcelona seems determined to sign a right-back for the 2023-2024 season. To this day, the names of Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) and Pablo Maffeo (Mallorca) have gained weight in the culé sports management

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Although at the beginning of the summer did not seem a priority, the FC Barcelona has the intention of fichar to a right side as soon as possible. Jules Koundé is called to reinforce the position during the next season, but Xavi Hernández has insisted in that it wants a more offensive profile and the sportive direction keeps in the research of a player that fulfil with the requirements and, especially, that was economically accessible for the club.

The culés had the option to remain with Sergiño Dest for the next course, but the trainer egarense and his technical body already would have descartado totally his continuity on economic grounds and sportive. The profile of the player of 22 years do not convince and bet by his sale in the weeks to come. In the meantime, in the dispatches are attentive to the alternative 'low cost' and there are two names on the table that have won importance in the last days: Joao Cancel and Pablo Maffeo.

The plan To and B of the Barça for the right side

As it comes informing in the last hours and confirms the journalist Javier Miguel, the two players are in the orbit culé. The favourite option, of the sportive direction and staff technical, is Joao Cancel. The Manchester City does not have he of face to the next season and there is some optimism regarding his incorporation this summer. They understand that the English will not put obstacles for his exit and will try to concretise his cession by a year and without option of compulsory purchase.

The big problem with the international with Portugal is his wage. Right now, would be perceiving more than ten million net euros to the year, a figure inalcanzable for the Barcelona and that it would be even more difficult to include by the problems with the Fair Play financial. In any case, the blaugrana will insist in his cession. If they achieve it, they will look for a discount salarial substantial.

Pablo Maffeo, the alternative of the Barça

According to Javier Miguel, in the sportive direction also likes Pablo Maffeo, player of the RCD Mallorca. The player does not generate consensus to 100%, but understand that it is a big alternative because it would be a traspaso very 'low cost' and that already has demotrado be important in LaLiga in this last season. The Balearic group would ask ten million euros by the one of Sant Joan Despí, but can reduce a bit more if the Barça decides to launch by his traspaso this summer... And they win him the career to the Athletic of Madrid and Seville, teams that also are interested in his incorporation.

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