Fabrizio Romano: Cancelo’s loan to Barcelona with option to buy is likely to pay off [Aktualizacja 17:04] › FCBarca.com

magazine sports Barcelona are reported to be keen to seal the arrival of Joao Cancelo and hope to secure a final agreement with Manchester City this week. The club was about to make a new offer and the player would cut his wages.

According to David Bernabeu from the diary sports, FC Barcelona does not want Joao Cancelo’s purchase price after June 30 to be excessive. The club hopes Manchester City will accept an optional €30m buyout for the Portuguese, which will become mandatory if certain easy targets are achieved, such as reaching the Champions League last 16 or playing 70% of official matches.

This issue is expected to cause some friction as Manchester City wish to end their relationship with Cancelo permanently and therefore wish to sell him or enter into a purchase commitment.

Cancelo and his agent Jorge Mendes are pressing as hard as they can and are optimistic of securing a final deal. According to David Bernabéu, the upcoming contract extension with Bernardo Silva, which Mendes himself is currently negotiating with City, could favor Joao’s arrival at Barcelona. If Bernardo’s new deal goes through, City could make it easier for Mendes to place Cancelo in the Catalan capital.

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17:04 Meanwhile, javi miguel from likeA, “Xavi Spokesperson”:

cancellation. Tick, tick, tick, tick…

– Javi Miguel Club (fansjavimiguel) August 18, 2023

16:58 Matthew Moretto (satisfaction): Joao Cancelo will sooner or later become a Barcelona player. He just wants to go to Barcelona. In the last few hours it has been assured to me that if there are no surprises, he will be a Barcelona player. I am very calm about this transfer.

16:50 Fabrizio Romano: Cancelo’s loan to Barcelona is very advanced. All you have to do is agree to the rental fee, salary coverage and option to buy amount – no obligation. The negotiations will continue for a few more days, but the process is already at a very advanced stage and will most likely take place.