This summer again, the FC Barcelona transfer window is turning into a complete mess. If Ilkay Gündogan does indeed return to Manchester City and Vitor Roque goes to Betis, Joan Laporta will simply have made almost all the recruits of the summer of 2023 leave (with the exception of Iñigo Martinez). As for arrivals, it’s the same circus.
Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor have joined the Blaugrana ranks, but Barça are unable to register their star signing in La Liga. This does not prevent them from continuing to try new signings. Yesterday, the local press claimed that the Culés had found the successor to João Cancelo, who left for Manchester City. It is Marc Pubill, a 21-year-old right-back from Almería.
Barça’s return to form
Barça would negotiate with the Andalusian team a loan of five million euros with a purchase option estimated at 12 million euros. But this morning, World Sports drops a stone in the pond. The Blaugranas are reportedly trying to bring back Cancelo! As a reminder, the Portuguese media reported yesterday that Manchester City had reached an agreement with Al-Hilal for the €40 million transfer of the defender (who would receive €70 million over three years).
Can Barça really compete with this economic offer that it will never be able to match? MD does not flinch and assures that Joan Laporta would try to obtain a new loan from the Portuguese with a reasonable purchase option. Certainly, Barça offers Cancelo the possibility of staying in Europe and playing in the Champions League. But it is not certain that Manchester City will accept this proposal, which is much lower than that of Al-Nassr.
