{"id":136398,"date":"2024-12-23T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/the-desire-of-former-blaugrana-returning-to-fc-barcelona_309567_102\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T15:04:00","slug":"the-desire-of-former-blaugrana-returning-to-fc-barcelona_309567_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/the-desire-of-former-blaugrana-returning-to-fc-barcelona_309567_102.html","title":{"rendered":"The Desire of a Former Blaugrana: Returning to FC Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Joao Cancelo is eager to return to Bar\u00e7a. The Catalans are looking for a right-back, but as of today, the Portuguese is not a viable option<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>Joao Cancelo<\/strong> was one of the protagonists of the last transfer market for <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>. The Portuguese, whose loan expired at the end of the previous season, did everything possible to wear the blaugrana jersey again, but the obstacles imposed by <strong>Manchester City<\/strong> in negotiating a new loan and the lack of salary cap for the Catalans made his return to the Catalan capital impossible.<\/p>  <p>The player headed to Saudi Arabia to play for <strong>Al-Hilal<\/strong>, but his dream of returning to the blaugrana team remains intact. According to &#8216;SPORT&#8217;, the defender has already confessed this to his teammates, although the reality is that, despite the Catalans&#8217; intention to sign a right-back, <strong>his signing is practically impossible<\/strong>.<\/p>  <h3>Bar\u00e7a Does Not Consider Signing Cancelo<\/h3>  <p>The sports management of <strong>Bar\u00e7a<\/strong>, together with the coaching staff, considers it essential to strengthen both full-back positions for the upcoming season in light of the existing deficiencies on the flanks of the defense, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona-squad.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/jugadores-fcbarcelona.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona-squad.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"FC Barcelona Squad\">where Jules Kound\u00e9 and Alejandro Balde are the only reliable options available to Hansi Flick in these positions<\/a>.<\/p>  <p>Aware of this situation, <strong>Cancelo <\/strong>would be willing to make the necessary sacrifices to return to Barcelona, and the club knows this, but as of today, other options are being considered. Deco&#8217;s plan is to find a young player with potential to grow within the institution and whose signing does not represent a significant investment for the Catalans. A profile that does not fit the Portuguese, whose story at <strong>Spotify Camp Nou<\/strong> seems to have come to an end.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joao Cancelo is eager to return to Bar\u00e7a. The Catalans are looking for a right-back, but as of today, the Portuguese is not a viable option Joao Cancelo was one of the protagonists of the last transfer market for FC Barcelona. 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