Superagent pushing Man City right-back to join Barcelona – report

According to a report from SPORT, Jorge Mendes is pushing again for Manchester City star Joao Cancelo’s move to Barcelona. Negotiations between the parties have resumed and updates can be expected in the coming hours.

It is indeed a surprising development considering that the move was believed to be have fallen through only a couple of days ago.

The Blaugrana could not meet the Premier League side’s valuation of the right-back and were forced to withdraw from the race given their economic situation.

Barcelona cannot engineer a permanent transfer

Man City and Pep Guardiola do not see Cancelo as part of their plans for next season. The rift between the player and the management is seemingly at a point of no return.

The European champions thus see a permanent transfer as the only viable option.

Barcelona, in their financial situation, cannot afford the same and offer to sign the player on loan. That idea does not appeal to the English champions.

But with Mendes now personally intervening to ensure the deal goes through, it remains to be seen if the two parties can reach a middle ground.

Xavi prefers an experienced option

Barcelona director Deco has been pushing for a move for Real Valladolid’s ivan Fresneda all summer. However, the youngster’s name has not generated consensus within the board.

The teenager is one of La Liga’s most exciting young talents and is touted to be one of the league’s best players in a few years’ time. Xavi, however, is not willing to take the bet.

The manager prefers experience over longevity and strongly favours a move for Cancelo. News of negotiations restarting thus comes as music to his ears.

The 29-year-old made 15 Bundesliga appearances on loan at Bayern Munich in the second half of last season, scoring one goal and providing four assists. Further, he created five big chances and averaged close to one key pass per game.