Key details of Joao Cancelo’s imminent move to Barcelona from Man City – report

With each passing hour, Joao Cancelo is closing in on a move to Barcelona from Manchester City.

The 29-year-old Portuguese right-back had been one of the Catalans’ main objectives for the current transfer window, with Xavi Hernandez, in particular, pushing for his signing.

And, over the past week, there have been significant developments in the operation, with the move now very close to being completed.

Details of Cancelo’s move

As has been well-established by now, Cancelo will be joining Barcelona on a season-long loan deal with a non-mandatory purchase option included in the agreement.

And now, journalist Adria Albets has provided some more intimate details of the agreement between Barcelona and Manchester City for the trade of Cancelo.

It had been previously reported that the agreement in principle was going to be for a purchase option worth just over €30 million.

But the aforementioned report states that the fee agreed for the right-back’s permanent purchase next year is €25 million.

Furthermore, the option would not be mandatory and would be conditioned on Barça reaching the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League, along with some other objectives.

In addition to that, the report states that Cancelo’s salary would be shared between the two clubs, although the Blaugrana will be paying the larger share.

The former Valencia and Inter Milan ace will be travelling to Barcelona tomorrow to finalise the transfer and get the deal across the line.

Once that is done, the Blaugrana will turn their focus to getting Cancelo registered, along with other players like Marcos Alonso and Inaki Pena.

However, it is unlikely that Cancelo will be ready to play against Villarreal this weekend and might make his debut against Osasuna on September 3.

At the same time, it is not ruled out that the La Liga champions could re-enter the market for one more player, although it would hinge on them being able to sanction exits first.