Barcelona’s sporting director Deco confirms that João Cancelo is about to return to Catalunya: “We are finalizing the negotiations.” Serie A giants Inter were interested in signing the Portuguese international, but Cancelo chose to return to Barcelona instead.
João Cancelo has won the Champions League with Manchester City and the Premier League twice. – The 31-year-old has won the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich and Serie A with Juventus along with a number of cups.
Portuguese right-back Cancelo is set to join Barcelona on loan from Al-Hilal.
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Serie A giants Inter were interested in signing the Portuguese international, but Cancelo chose to return to Barcelona instead.
Now, Barcelona’s sporting director Deco has confirmed that the Catalan big club will soon finalize the deal.
“We hope so,” Deco said via Gazzetta.
“We are finalizing the negotiations. He hasn’t had his medical tests yet, but he’ll be flying to Barcelona soon, so we’re closing the deal.”
Cancelo has fallen out of favour with Al-Hilal coach Simone Inzaghi and has been excluded from the squads in both the domestic league and the Asian Champions League.
Inter Milan continue to be in the market for a new right-back, as Denzel Dumfries is not expected to return to action until March.
Reports in Italy indicate that Dodo (Fiorentina), Nahuel Molina (Atlético Madrid) and their former defender Mattia Zanotti, who is now at FC Lugano, are among Inter’s targets on the right flank this month.
Cancelo spent two seasons in Serie A, first at Inter in 2017–18 and then at Juventus the following season.
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