Barcelona will have ‘£21m obligation’ for Joao Cancelo loan deal from Manchester City – but only if they qualify for the Champions League knockout stages
Barcelona have a ‘£21 million obligation’ for Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo loan but only if they qualify for the Champions League knockout stages
- Joao Cancelo is closing in on a departure from Manchester City after falling out of favour
- Barcelona are reportedly ready to include a purchase obligation in the loan deal
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According to reports in Spain, Barcelona may be required to finalize their future loan deal for Joao Cancelo if they reach the group stage of the Champions League.
The LaLiga champions are closer to an agreement over the willing Manchester City defender, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Bayern Munich after a disagreement with Pep Guardiola.
However, Bayern were unwilling to buy the 29-year-old and promptly sent him back to Manchester at the end of last season. Mundo DeportivoBarcelona would be willing to commit to the player if a certain condition is met.
The outlet reports that Xavi’s side will be forced to pay £21.4 million (€25 million) if they qualify for the group stage of this season’s Champions League.
That prospect may have seemed like a formality in the past, but despite winning Spain’s top flight last season, the Catalan giants still managed to slip out of European competition at the first hurdle for the second consecutive year.
Joao Cancelo reportedly on the verge of finally leaving the Etihad and joining LaLiga side Barcelona
Barcelona manager Xavi is keen to bring City City to the club this summer
Man City have already strengthened their defense with the addition of highly regarded Josko Gvardiol
The Portugal international waits in the wings having already agreed personal terms with Barcelona as talks over his transfer are finalized.
The club has had a productive summer in the transfer market, signing former City captain Ilkay Gundogan, Oriol Romeu and Inigo Martinez on a permanent basis.
Cancelo was not included in any of City’s squads in Premier League matches against Burnley and Newcastle and was not involved in last week’s UEFA Super Cup tie against Sevilla last week.
City have already strengthened their defense this summer with the acquisition of Josko Gvardiol from RB Leipzig.
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