{"id":627940,"date":"2023-08-31T10:05:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627940"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:05:01","slug":"joao-cancelo-manchester-city-barcelona-fabrizio-romano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/joao-cancelo-manchester-city-barcelona-fabrizio-romano\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Deal to Be Sealed\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Now Drops Big Update Out of Manchester City With Player Finally Set to Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are set to complete the signing of Joao Cancelo from Manchester City. The Catalan club have been pursuing the Portuguese full-back for a large portion of the summer transfer window. Italian journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697072486968377442\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> reported a surprising update on the loan deal.<\/p>\n<h2>Barcelona Will Complete Joao Cancelo Loan With New Conditions<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barcelona are prepared to remove the buy option clause from Jo\u00e3o Cancelo deal to get Financial Fair Play approval after agreement reached \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>Deal to be sealed on straight loan until June 2024 \u2014 keeping that number as reference for verbal talks next year. \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ih8ZPe7ea8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Ih8ZPe7ea8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697072486968377442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>No Permanent Option for Joao Cancelo<\/h3>\n<p>Romano stated that &#8220;Barcelona are prepared to remove the buy option clause from Joao Cancelo deal.&#8221; Financial Fair Play restrictions prevent the reigning La Liga champions from getting the former Nations League winner on anything more than a season loan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>Pep Guardiola Will DEFEND Manchester City&#8217;s Treble &#8211; Here&#8217;s How<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pep Guardiola Will DEFEND Manchester City&#039;s Treble - Here&#039;s How\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I5NzGnlmCng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The deal will have the defender in Spain until June of next year. Negotiations between City and Barcelona are set to take place next year when the Spanish giants could have the financial stability to offer the Manchester outfit a high enough fee to complete a permanent move.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester City Season Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side are favourites to claim another European title this season. They also lead the Premier League after three games. The loss of Cancelo should not cause the Citizens any trouble unless an injury at right-back makes them regret loaning out the versatile player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/30\/cole-palmer-manchester-city-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Medicals Soon: Journalist Has Just Dropped Manchester City Bomb With Star Now Set to Sign Huge Deal After Rapid Transfer Progress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An injury to star midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, in addition to the failure to acquire Lucas Paqueta from West Ham, had caused a scare in the middle of the pitch for Guardiola. Reports on Wednesday, though, confirm that City have found their replacement in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/already-on-his-way-man-city-matheus-nunes\/\" target=\"_self\">Matheus Nunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Barcelona to Threaten in Europe?<\/h3>\n<p>Even before Lionel Messi left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain the Spanish giants were having performance issues in European competitions. Now, the signing of Cancelo could again take the Catalan outfit to the highest level of club football.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/24\/manchester-city-eze-crystal-palace-paqueta\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Eyeing \u2018Explosive\u2019 Premier League Star After Missing Out on Paqueta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One might be hesitant to believe that Cancelo alone is the missing piece for Xavi&#8217;s squad. Bayern Munich had the defender on loan last season and they were still thrashed by City. The difference this time is that <i>Blaugrana\u00a0<\/i>have the perfect mixture of youth and experience to compete for the Champions League trophy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/raver_mikey\/14606956674\/in\/photolist-ofLtjA-q6e22e-oimVVa-ekDVCT-ofWQ6B-qbZ2Eb-cauGt7-ekKFjw-dX5qYu-kfgYiF-ekDWda-nYsswu-fkMu9G-r8ZNci-c9C571-ntw51r-mwPDhe-dXD2yL-ofEhGH-ptqNuz-r8QRwt-qKsrnG-r8ZNtR-dbfsPf-fkxjSn-fkMuy5-nYsCdK-oimWxc-qv1Qxc-ogjdtX-c9C4R7-fk9bLC-njE2w3-r6Gz77-c9C4iY-c9C5mJ-qMncnC-aqezBA-spjDRw-ca2nES-c9C43C-nXKvCv-ekDW3H-qMu4c2-c9C4AN-nSexJ5-c9C5Bq-cauFWG-cauHod-q6e1iv\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona are set to complete the signing of Joao Cancelo from Manchester City. The Catalan club have been pursuing the Portuguese full-back for a large portion of the summer transfer window. Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano reported a surprising update on the loan deal. 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