Barcelona fully convinced by €40 million-rated Manchester City defender

FC Barcelona were involved in a number of deals on the summer transfer deadline day, two of which saw Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix arrive on loan from Manchester City and Atletico Madrid, respectively.

In under six months in Catalonia, the Portuguese duo have become regulars in the starting lineup under Xavi Hernandez, although their futures beyond the current season might not be completely aligned.

Indeed, as reported earlier, Barcelona are not entirely convinced by Joao Felix, whom Xavi never even wanted in the first place and arrived only because of club president Joan Laporta’s backing.

Joao Cancelo convinces Barcelona

On the other hand, there is complete unanimity when it comes to Joao Cancelo at Barcelona with both the sporting department and the financial executives fully convinced by the Manchester City loanee.

This claim comes from Javi Miguel of AS, who is claiming that the 29-year-old Portuguese right-back’s situation is completely opposite to that of his compatriot, Joao Felix.

Cancelo, since arriving, has made the right-back position his own. Not only that, but the defender, whose market value stands at €40 million currently, has also done well at left-back when used by Xavi in that role in some big matches.

In all, the full-back has made 21 appearances for the Blaugrana, bagging three goals and two assists in the process.

Cancelo’s versatility and quality have seemingly convinced the sporting department while his permanent signing is expected to be financially much more feasible compared to Felix.

As such, it does not come as a surprise that Barcelona are convinced about the right-back and are willing to pull the trigger on his permanent signing.