FC Barcelona are well advanced at this point in terms of advancing particular transfer operations that the Catalan club wishes to address and conclude before the end of August in order to provide Xavi Hernandez with the strongest squad the club can possibly assemble given their current limitations.
One particular operation that both Xavi and his tactical setup needed resolution within was the quest to find and acquire a top-level right-back, and it is one that Barcelona have reached advanced stages within in relation to a particular star from Manchester City.
According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, optimism continues to grow within the offices and locker room of FC Barcelona that 29-year-old Manchester City fullback Joao Cancelo will be a Barcelona player before the end of the transfer window.
Moreover, MD reports that the player’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has also made it quite clear to Barcelona that this is now an operation in feasible territory for the Catalan giants. The player is also willing to lower his salary and adapt to Barca’s limitations according to Financial Fairplay.
However, the key to the operation lies in the formal agreement with the player’s current club Manchester City, with whom the stage of documentation has not yet been reached but sources believe it to be a matter of time.
Given that the Citizens count on Englishman Kyle Walker as their primary fullback as shown by the priority they gave to his renewal in light of a possible departure to Bayern Munich, Barcelona believe Joao Cancelo’s operation becomes much more feasible on a sporting level as well because of that.
It will now be pivotal for Barcelona to advance and close down the operation as soon as possible so that the Catalan giants can incorporate Cancelo into the team if he manages to arrive and provide Xavi Hernandez a key piece to his plans for the new season.
