Marca newspaper reported that Barcelona club is intensifying its efforts to finalize the deal to sign the Portuguese Joao Cancelo, Al-Hilal defender, definitively.
Joao Cancelo
Club: Barcelona
And Cancelo played on loan from Al-Hilal to Barcelona last season.
The report clarified that Barcelona is moving strongly for Cancelo, after his journey with the Portuguese national team in the World Cup ended.
And Barcelona's management is confident in resolving the file of the Portuguese Joao Cancelo with the Saudi Al-Hilal.
And according to "The Athletic", Barcelona's management is confident in its ability to reach an agreement with Al-Hilal regarding the purchase of the remaining period of Cancelo's contract.
And Cancelo's contract with Al-Hilal extends until the summer of 2027.
And Barcelona is trying to exploit Al-Hilal's lack of technical need for the Portuguese full-back, to turn the loan into a final sale at the lowest costs.
And Cancelo played 45 matches with Al-Hilal, scored 3 goals and assisted 14 others.
And with Barcelona's jersey, he played 65 matches, scored 6 goals and assisted 9, but that was in two periods, the first being the 2023-2024 season, and the second in the second half of the previous season.
And Cancelo previously played in clubs: Benfica, Inter, Juventus, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich before joining Al-Hilal in the summer of 2024.
