Man City outcast Joao Cancelo will undergo Barcelona medical on Friday – report

Journalist Achraf Ben Ayad has confirmed that Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo will undergo his medical examination on Friday ahead of his loan move to Barcelona.

Over the last few days, it’s been learned that Cancelo’s move to Barcelona is only a matter of days. 

The team from Catalonia was initially forced to withdraw from the operation due to complications in the Financial Fair Play department.

However, Ousmane Dembele’s permanent move to Paris Saint-Germain gave the Blaugrana enough room to accommodate a player on the roster.

Furthermore, while the full-back’s medical tests are expected on Friday, the player is actually waiting to receive the green signal from both teams. Once everything is ready, he will fly to Barcelona on Thursday.

Details of the deal

As reported before, if Barcelona fulfil certain conditions, the team from Catalonia would be liable to make him a permanent cule.

For starters, a fee of €25 million has been set for the aforementioned task.

As far as the conditions are concerned, if Barcelona reach the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League this season, they would be forced to make his deal permanent regardless of the situation.

Furthermore, during his loan tenure, the Portuguese’s salary will be shared by both teams, although Barcelona will be assuming a large part of it. 

It must be noted that Xavi has been pushing for a right-back’s arrival throughout the summer and Cancelo’s transfer will be a huge sigh of relief for the team given the fact that there are no full-fledged right-backs on the roster.

However, even if Cancelo completes his medical on Friday and is incorporated into training, it is extremely unlikely that he will be included in the travelling team that faces Villarreal away from home this weekend.