Four days before the end of the transfer window, FC Barcelona remains inclined to splurge.
After Inigo Martinez, Ilkay Gündogan and Oriol Romeu, FC Barcelona has its fourth summer recruit despite the strict supervision of its payroll and its transfer costs by La Liga. According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the agreement is complete for the arrival in Catalonia of Joao Cancelo from Manchester City.
In order to circumvent the obstacles linked to his guardianship, Barça obtained from the Cityzens a loan with an option to buy. A postponement of financing sine qua non to validate the transfer of the one who last season was already the subject of a loan – inconclusive – to Bayern.
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” Manchester City and Barca are finally exchanging documents right now for the deal to be signed today. Joao is ready to travel to Barcelona tonight. Loan contract with purchase clause included “Trumpeted the aforementioned transfer window specialist on Monday.
João Cancelo to Barcelona, here we go! Manchester City and Barça are finally exchanging documents right now to get the deal signed today 🚨🔵🔴 #FCB
João, prepared to travel to Barcelona tonight.
Loan deal with buy option clause included.
…it was just matter of time. 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/86HuwlwxLd
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 28, 2023
Xavi had made the Portuguese international a priority when he had not stopped tinkering until then in the right lane of his defense, betting successively on Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo or Sergi Roberto.
