{"id":627411,"date":"2023-08-28T11:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627411"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T15:07:37","slug":"barcelona-joao-cancelo-loan-deal-agreed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/barcelona-joao-cancelo-loan-deal-agreed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Deal Signed Today\u2019: Barcelona Finally Agree Deal to Sign \u2018World Class\u2019 Star &#8211; \u2018Player Prepared to Travel\u2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona have had a frustrating 2023 summer transfer window but seem to be finally closing in on a new player to improve Xavi Heranndez&#8217;s squad in the form of Portuguese full-back Joao Cancelo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;sos\/barcelona&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona Agree Joao Cancelo Loan Move<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jo\u00e3o Cancelo to Barcelona, here we go! Manchester City and Bar\u00e7a are finally exchanging documents right now to get the deal signed today \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jo\u00e3o, prepared to travel to Barcelona tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Loan deal with buy option clause included.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026it was just matter of time. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/86HuwlwxLd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/86HuwlwxLd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1696134553155350598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cancelo Ready to Get Deal Over the Line<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1696134553155350598?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has confirmed that the Blaugrana have finally agreed a deal with Manchester City to sign their full-back Cancelo on loan for the 2023\/24 season. It is stated that the two clubs are now exchanging the necessary documents to make the move official after an agreement was struck between them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/13\/barcelona-agreement-lamine-yamal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barcelona Lock Down Lamine Yamal to New Contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano also adds that the Portuguese defender is now &#8220;Prepared to travel&#8221; to Spain in order to make the deal official. Romano mentions that this will be a loan move but that Barcelona will have the option to buy him on a permanent basis in 2024 if they want.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Catalan giants have been trying to\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/22\/joao-cancelo-barcelona-manchester-city-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">sign the full-back<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for a considerable time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Can Cancelo Bring to Barcelona?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blaugrana are set to acquire a versatile defender in Cancelo, who can play as a right-back or left-back if needed. He has even slotted in as a winger and is known for his attacking output, especially his excellent crossing ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/19\/joao-felix-drops-transfer-bomb-barcelona-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Joao Felix Voices Dream of Barcelona Move<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 29-year-old has made 154 appearances for Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side, scoring nine goals and providing 22 assists in all competitions. He spent the second half of last season at Bayern Munich and was hailed\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/bulinews.com\/news\/16139\/cancelo-receives-high-praise-after-bayern-debut\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as &#8220;world-class&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by ex-Bayern manager Julian Nagelsmann. It now appears that the Portugal international will be spending this season at Barcelona, where he&#8217;ll be tasked to provide assists to Robert Lewandowski &amp; co, improving their attacking variety through the wings and helping them compete for honours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Nou Camp by Kafuffle:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/oh-barcelona\/3795281086\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/3496\/3795281086_9941ce734c_z.jpg\" alt=\"The Camp Nou Stadium - Barcelona\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CC by SA 2:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q19125117<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona have had a frustrating 2023 summer transfer window but seem to be finally closing in on a new player to improve Xavi Heranndez&#8217;s squad in the form of Portuguese full-back Joao Cancelo. 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