Barcelona have agreed private phrases over a everlasting switch transfer for Manchester Metropolis full-back Joao Cancelo, however nonetheless want to succeed in an settlement along with his membership, CaughtOffside understands.
Cancelo simply spent the season on mortgage at Barcelona, but it surely was introduced yesterday that his mortgage spell on the Nou Camp had come to an finish, as with on-loan Atletico Madrid ahead Joao Felix.
The Catalan giants are understood to be eager to maintain Cancelo, nonetheless, and can try to barter a everlasting switch with Man Metropolis, although additionally they have alternate options in thoughts in case the deal doesn’t pan out.
Sources with a detailed understanding of the scenario have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that Barca might additionally flip to Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka as a shock Plan B choice, together with Tottenham’s Emerson Royal, and Girona’s Arnau Martinez.
Cancelo switch: Saudi golf equipment monitoring scenario as Barcelona transfer not a certainty
With nothing agreed but between Barca and Metropolis, CaughtOffside understands that Saudi Professional League golf equipment Al Ahli and Al Ettifaq are additionally monitoring Cancelo’s scenario this summer time.
The 30-year-old might be a super goal for Saudi groups, after having lured quite a lot of large names to the nation final summer time, together with others who had been coming towards the top of their careers on the Etihad Stadium, corresponding to Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte.
Cancelo is a high expertise on his day and he’d certainly be somebody value protecting for Barcelona, however it will likely be attention-grabbing to see if they will afford him as they’ve well-noted Monetary Truthful Play points.
Saudi golf equipment would doubtless discover it simpler to pay what Metropolis need for Cancelo, whereas they may additionally provide him enormous wages.
Wan-Bissaka, nonetheless, could be an intriguing various signing for Barcelona as he’s not precisely the type of participant who seems to be like he’d be one of the best match for the La Liga giants after a reasonably detached Man Utd profession.
