Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed his desire to keep Manchester City loanee Joao Cancelo at the club.
As quoted by Fabrizio Romano, the £60 million (Telegraph) man has been an instant success at the Spotify Camp Nou.
Joan Laporta has now said that Barcelona would certainly like to sign Joao Cancelo on a permanent basis.
Joan Laporta confirms Barcelona aim to sign Joao Cancelo
Branded as ‘amazing’ by Bernardo Silva, the former Inter Milan full-back is clearly no longer in Pep Guardiola’s plans.
Despite having looked solid, if not spectacular in pre-season, Cancelo was still not redrafted into the Sky Blues side.
As Manchester City seem keen on simply offloading Joao Cancelo, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that his side could take him off their hands for good next summer.
“If Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix continue to play at their same level, we will make an effort to keep them. Deco will manage it.”
“I want top players to stay at Barca…”
Best for all parties if Joao Cancelo leaves the Etihad Stadium in 2024
Considering Joao Cancelo remains an elite player, he is expected to maintain his high standards in a Barcelona shirt, prompting Joan Laporta to sanction a permanent deal for him with Manchester City.
Ultimately, this would be the ideal scenario for all parties involved.
For Laporta, his side could sign one of the best full-backs in world football on a permanent basis.
As for Cancelo, he could stay put at one of the biggest clubs in the world, where he has already proven that he is at the optimum level to shine.
From Manchester City’s perspective, they could finally get rid of a player who the club clearly do not wish to work alongside going forward.
The hope remains that Cancelo’s exit is finalised next summer to ensure all parties never look back again.
