Financial problems plague Barcelona, they have not yet managed to register newcomers like Ilkay Gundogan, but the Catalans continue to look for reinforcements and ways to fight with Financial Fair Play. The Camp Nou giant will soon receive a financial injection from the transfer of Ousmane Dembele, and as soon as the Frenchman signs for Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth 50,000,000 euros (of which 27,000,000 goes to Barca), the Spanish champion will go for Joao Cancelo!Fabrizio Romano claims that personal terms with the Portuguese, who Pep Guardiola does not count on, have already been agreed and that Barcelona are already negotiating with Manchester City. The Catalans decided to use part of the money from Dembele’s sale for the Cancelo operation, although it is a ‘small’ sum, insufficient to buy one of the best defenders in Europe. Because Barcelona have the right to reinvest only 40 percent of player sales in new transfers. Therefore, a loan with the right to buy is the most realistic option for Barcelona to avoid problems with Financial Fair Play.##NAJAVA_MECA_7410250##Cancelo has been Xavi’s desire since January, but then the Portuguese looked for happiness in Bayern, where he played 21 games in all competitions with one goal and six assists. However, he did not convince the Bavarians that they should buy him at the agreed price of 70,000,000 euros. This sum is currently a thing of imagination from Barcelona’s point of view, although there are no indications that the financial conditions will be identical to those for Bayern a few months ago.The coach of the champion of Spain emphasized during the tour in the United States that he lacks a wing, and even though Cancelo is a defender by vocation, there are few footballers more penetrating on the right flank than the Portuguese national team player and the Spanish expert could use him as a classic winger.Barcelona’s desire for the right side of the pitch has been Valladolid’s super-talented full-back Ivan Fresneda, but the question is how much the 18-year-old could bring to Barcelona immediately. With Cancelo, the story is completely different as it seems that his attacking abilities would fit perfectly with Xavi’s style of football. In the 2021/22 competition, he was one of the best assistants in the Premier League among “defenders”.🚨 Barcelona have reached an agreement with João Cancelo over personal terms.Talks are now ongoing with Manchester City over the deal.(Source: @FabrizioRomano) pic.twitter.com/POeMEG65F7— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) August 3, 2023 This summer, Barca brought in Gundogan and Inigo Martinez as free agents, and bought their long-lost son Oriol Romeu from Girona for only 3,700,000 euros. At the same time, Blaugrana earned 35,000,000 euros from Antoine Griezmann, Francisco Trincao and Nico Gonzalez. Also, with 40,000,000 euros, they secured the arrival of Vitor Roque, one of the biggest gems of Brazilian football for the next summer and thus once again bypassed potential difficulties with Financial Fair Play.
