Joao Cancelo waiting for Man City green light to travel to Barcelona – report

After trailing Joao Cancelo for the better part of the summer transfer window, Barcelona are closing in on the signing of the Portuguese on deadline day.

Manchester City had already been aware of Barça’s interest for a while now, and late last night, the Citiyens finally received a formal bid for the 29-year-old from the Catalans.

Cancelo awaits the nod from City

Now, according to Mundo Deportivo, Cancelo merely awaits the green light from Manchester City to travel to Barcelona, following the submission of the formal proposal.

After opening the door to an exit, the biggest obstruction standing in the way between both parties was an official agreement, which is reportedly set to materialize soon, given that Barça have been working relentlessly to solve their issues with Financial Fair Play.

Barcelona have foreseen the exit operations of Ansu Fati and Clement Lenglet while Joan Laporta presented a €20.2 million personal guarantee, which La Liga approved.

Following these advancements, the Sky Blues have at last been handed the official documents, which delayed Cancelo’s transfer in the first place.

Furthermore, with Manchester City unwilling to pay Cancelo’s salary and Barcelona embroiled in financial disarray, it has been reported that the full-back is also willing to settle for a salary cut of around 20-25%

Xavi wants Cancelo as soon as possible

The manager aims to include the 29-year-old before Barcelona’s upcoming match against Osasuna and does not want any additional delays.

Barcelona fielded their second-choice full-backs in the previous outing against Villarreal, which saw the Catalans suffer a fair bit defensively.

The presence of a natural full-back like Cancelo is bound to instill more confidence in Xavi, who wishes to see the Portuguese acclimate to his new surroundings.